Regular local school district · McHenry County
Velva 1 School District, ND: schools, enrollment and spending
Velva 1 School District runs 2 public schools with 440 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.2 students per teacher is about the same as the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "VELVA 1".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 440
- Teachers (FTE)
- 36
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 101 4th St W, Velva, ND 58790
- Phone
- (701)338-2022
- County
- McHenry County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3817040
- State district ID
- ND-25001
- Total staff (FTE)
- 68
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 220 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.2
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 (458), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $7.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $915,000
- State revenue
- $4.1 million
- Local revenue
- $2.0 million
- Total spending
- $6.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,528
- Salaries
- $3.4 million51.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.1%
- State: 58.8%
- Local: 28.1%
North Dakota overall
- Federal: 15.9%
- State: 50.0%
- Local: 34.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,528
North Dakota$18,090
United States$16,826
Schools in Velva 1 School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Velva Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 217 | 10.8 |
| Velva High School | High | 7 to 12 | 222 | 14.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in McHenry County
- Tgu 60 School District 354 students
- Drake 57 School District 75 students
- Anamoose 14 School District 73 students
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.