Grafton Public School District 18

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 13 towns

Serves Grafton, St. Thomas, Walsh Centre Township, Grafton Township, Oakwood Township, Harriston Township, Fertile Township, Acton Township, St. Thomas Township, Farmington Township, Martin Township, Pulaski Township and Midland Township, and parts of Glenwood Township, Lodema Township, Prairie Centre Township and Elora Township.

Students

953

Schools

Spent per student

$12,077

ND $16,642

Students per teacher

10:1

Free or reduced lunch

47%

Debt

$2.7M

fiscal 2024

The gist

What stands out about Grafton Public School District 18

Spends 27% less per student than the ND average
10 students per teacher
Debt of $2.7M, about $2,875 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Preston Township.

PK–52 elementary schoolsSioux Valley School District 05-5

6–82 middle schoolsSioux Valley School District 05-5

9–122 high schoolsSioux Valley School District 05-5

Test scores vs. ND

No district test scores published yet.

Graduation rate 95% at Sioux Valley School District 05-5, which runs the high school (state 84.5%) · class of 2020.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$12,077 per student · 27% below ND

Spending

Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 34%Other 9%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 58%Federal 15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

966’21

949’22

948’23

953’24

About steady.

Students

White 57%Hispanic 36%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools.

Century Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grafton

532 students9:1

Grafton Junior High School

Middle · Grades 7–8 · Grafton

137 students8:1

Grafton High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Grafton

284 students14:1

Towns served

Grafton 4,102St. Thomas 306Walsh Centre Township 214Grafton Township 213Oakwood Township 194Harriston Township 171Fertile Township 135Acton Township 114St. Thomas Township 106Farmington Township 94 Martin Township 90 Pulaski Township 52 Midland Township 47

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Minto Public School District 20Ardoch Township, Forest River Township, Minto

$13,090per student

Valley-Edinburg Public School District 118Crystal, Crystal Township, Dundee Township

$18,038per student

Cavalier Public School District 6Canton City (Hensel), Cavalier Township, Hamilton Township

$13,662per student

Drayton Public School District 19Drayton Township, Lincoln Township, St. Andrews Township

$22,994per student

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.