Regular local school district · McKenzie County
McKenzie Co 1 School District, ND: schools, enrollment and spending
McKenzie Co 1 School District runs 7 public schools with 2,351 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is 2.2 higher than the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "MCKENZIE CO 1".
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 2,351
- Teachers (FTE)
- 169
- Students per teacher
- 13.9
- ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 100 3rd St NE, Watford City, ND 58854
- Phone
- (701)444-3626
- County
- McKenzie County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3812540
- State district ID
- ND-27001
- Total staff (FTE)
- 314
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 470 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 9.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.9
North Dakota11.7
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,836), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $47.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.5 million
- State revenue
- $9.7 million
- Local revenue
- $30.9 million
- Total spending
- $40.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $22,068
- Salaries
- $14.5 million35.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $50.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.9%
- State: 20.6%
- Local: 65.5%
North Dakota overall
- Federal: 15.9%
- State: 50.0%
- Local: 34.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$22,068
North Dakota$18,090
United States$16,826
Schools in McKenzie Co 1 School District
By level: 3 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Badlands Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 538 | 12.0 |
| Fox Hills Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 663 | 15.8 |
| Watford City High School | High | 9 to 12 | 566 | 12.9 |
| Watford City Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 509 | 14.1 |
| Watford City Virtual Academy Elementary School | Elementary | K to 6 | 9 | |
| Watford City Virtual Academy High School | High | 7 to 12 | 34 | |
| Wolves Center Academy | High | 9 to 12 | 30 | 30.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in McKenzie County
- Alexander 2 School District 309 students
- Mandaree 36 School District 204 students
- Yellowstone 14 School District 181 students
- Horse Creek 32 School District 11 students
- Bakken Area Skills Center
More in North Dakota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.