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Lemmon School District 52-4
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 21 towns
Serves Lemmon, Lincoln, Chance, Foster, Flat Creek, Grand River, Trail, Custer, De Witt, Glendo, Horse Creek, Rolling Green, Sidney, Meadow, Burdick, Clark, Fredlund, Liberty, Lodgepole, White Butte and Wilson, and parts of Barrett.
Students
289
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,432
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$8.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lemmon School District 52-4
- School Grade B: better than 60% of North Dakota districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 11.6% since 2020
- Debt of $8.6M, about $29,896 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Haynes.
PK–6Hettinger Elementary SchoolHettinger Public School District 13
Test scores vs. SD
2020–21Math proficiency47%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 84.5% · small group: the state reports 80–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,432 per student · 3% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 24%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
259’20
272’21
283’22
292’23
289’24
Up 11.6% since 2020.
Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Hispanic 2%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.