Regular local school district · Benson County
Minnewaukan 5 School District, ND: schools, enrollment and spending
Minnewaukan 5 School District runs 2 public schools with 253 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.5 students per teacher is about the same as the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "MINNEWAUKAN 5".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 253
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22
- Students per teacher
- 11.5
- ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 4675 Hwy 281 N, Minnewaukan, ND 58351
- Phone
- (701)473-5306
- County
- Benson County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3812990
- State district ID
- ND-03005
- Total staff (FTE)
- 54
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 253 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.5
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 (279), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.4 million
- State revenue
- $3.0 million
- Local revenue
- $921,000
- Total spending
- $5.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $20,290
- Salaries
- $2.8 million49.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 37.5%
- State: 47.9%
- Local: 14.6%
North Dakota overall
- Federal: 15.9%
- State: 50.0%
- Local: 34.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$20,290
North Dakota$18,090
United States$16,826
Schools in Minnewaukan 5 School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Minnewaukan Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 182 | 11.4 |
| Minnewaukan High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 71 | 11.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Benson County
- Warwick 29 School District 199 students
- Ft Totten 30 School District 176 students
- Maddock 9 School District 135 students
- Leeds 6 School District 126 students
- Oberon 16 School District 52 students
- Ft Totten Special Ed Unit
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.