Regular local school district · Williams County
Nesson 2 School District, ND: schools, enrollment and spending
Nesson 2 School District runs 2 public schools with 443 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.4 students per teacher is 4.7 higher than the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "NESSON 2".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 443
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27
- Students per teacher
- 16.4
- ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 224 2nd Ave W, Ray, ND 58849
- Phone
- (701)568-3301
- County
- Williams County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3813710
- State district ID
- ND-53002
- Total staff (FTE)
- 68
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 443 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.4
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 (392), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $8.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $778,000
- State revenue
- $2.4 million
- Local revenue
- $5.0 million
- Total spending
- $9.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $23,735
- Salaries
- $3.5 million37.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $11.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 29.1%
- Local: 61.4%
North Dakota overall
- Federal: 15.9%
- State: 50.0%
- Local: 34.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$23,735
North Dakota$18,090
United States$16,826
Schools in Nesson 2 School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ray Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 324 | 19.1 |
| Ray High School | High | 9 to 12 | 119 | 11.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Williams County
- Williston Basin 7 School District 5,414 students
- Tioga 15 School District 544 students
- Eight Mile 6 School District 319 students
- Grenora 99 School District 166 students
- Williston Basin Career & Tech Center
- Wilmac 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.