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Graduation & Drop Out Rates
North Dakota's cohort graduation rate for 2010-2011 was 86.25%, over the course of the students' 9-12th grade high school years.
For the same year in Bismarck Public Schools (BPS), the cohort graduation rate was 86.30%. Our annual graduation rate in 2011-2012 was 98.2%.
In ND, the cohort dropout rate in 2010-2011 was 11.04%.
The BPS 2010-2011 dropout rate was 10.95% over the course of the students' 9-12th grade high school years. However, our annual dropout rate was 1.8% (46 students) in 2011-2012
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Average Daily Attendance
The North Dakota rate was 95% in 2010-2011.
In Bismarck Public Schools, our ADA was 95% in 2010-2011. ADA means students are in school, attending classes, for the above percentage of time.
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Pupil to Classroom Teacher Ratios
North Dakota's pupil-teacher ratio in 2011-2012 was 15.8 for PreK-grade 12 public schools.
The pupil-teacher ratio in BPS was 20.0 in 2011-2012 for PreK-grade 12 public schools.
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Total Cost Per Pupil
The U.S. cost per pupil in 2008-2009 was $10,694. That is the most recent national figure available.
In '10-11, the cost per pupil in ND was $11,669.
In Bismarck Public Schools, the cost per pupil in 2010-2011 was $9,850.
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Average Teacher Salaries
A first year full time teacher salary in the U.S. for 2007-2008 (most recent year available) was $35,284.
The average beginning classroom teacher wage in North Dakota is 2011-2012 was $32,894.
In Bismarck Public Schools, our first year classroom teachers made $36,746 in 2011-2012.
The average salary for all U.S. teachers was $55,623 in 2010-2011.
In 2011-2012, the average classroom teacher in North Dakota made $45,206.
In BPS, our average full time classroom teacher salary was $51,101 in 2011-2012.
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Sources
N.D. School Finance Facts
N.D. School District Profile
N.D. Educational Directory
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
National Center for Educational Statistics
Data provided by Don Kaiser, ND Department of Public Instruction, 701-328-1809, dkaiser@nd.gov.
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