Richland 44
A public school district in Colfax, North Dakota, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 310
- Students enrolled
- 28.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 57.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,937
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 310 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,250th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 60th of 168 in North Dakota. Larger than 25% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,937 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 44% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Richland 44 spent $14,937 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,579 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,937 | $4.3 million | 286 |
| FY2022 | $15,098 | $4.2 million | 275 |
| FY2021 | $14,298 | $3.9 million | 275 |
| FY2020 | $13,220 | $3.6 million | 273 |
| FY2019 | $14,115 | $3.7 million | 262 |
| FY2018 | $13,879 | $3.8 million | 273 |
| FY2017 | $12,830 | $3.6 million | 277 |
| FY2016 | $12,820 | $3.3 million | 261 |
| FY2015 | $13,606 | $3.8 million | 277 |
| FY2014 | $12,277 | $3.4 million | 274 |
| FY2013 | $11,948 | $3.2 million | 267 |
| FY2012 | $10,993 | $3.0 million | 276 |
| FY2011 | $9,671 | $2.7 million | 280 |
| FY2010 | $8,591 | $2.5 million | 291 |
| FY2009 | $8,331 | $2.5 million | 296 |
| FY2008 | $7,535 | $2.4 million | 316 |
| FY2007 | $7,154 | $2.3 million | 318 |
| FY2006 | $6,667 | $2.2 million | 327 |
| FY2005 | $6,579 | $2.2 million | 335 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $294.0 thousand | 5.6% |
| State | $3.1 million | 58.2% |
| Local | $1.9 million | 36.2% |
| Total | $5.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Richland Elementary School | 184 |
| Richland Junior-Senior High School | 126 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- RICHLAND 44
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3800036
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Dakota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Dakota — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Dakota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
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