Regular local school district · Richland County
Wahpeton 37 School District, ND: schools, enrollment and spending
Wahpeton 37 School District runs 4 public schools with 1,224 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 3.4 higher than the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "WAHPETON 37".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,224
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81
- Students per teacher
- 15.1
- ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1021 11th St N, Wahpeton, ND 58075
- Phone
- (701)642-6741
- County
- Richland County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3819020
- State district ID
- ND-39037
- Total staff (FTE)
- 166
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 408 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.1
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 (1,215), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $20.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.7 million
- State revenue
- $11.7 million
- Local revenue
- $6.0 million
- Total spending
- $18.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,779
- Salaries
- $9.0 million49.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $21.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.4%
- State: 57.5%
- Local: 29.1%
North Dakota overall
- Federal: 15.9%
- State: 50.0%
- Local: 34.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,779
North Dakota$18,090
United States$16,826
Schools in Wahpeton 37 School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Wahpeton Elementary School | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 469 | 15.1 |
| Wahpeton High School | High | 9 to 12 | 364 | 16.5 |
| Wahpeton Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 272 | 14.3 |
| Zimmerman Elementary School | Elementary | PK to K | 116 | 14.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Richland County
- Richland 44 School District 310 students
- Wyndmere 42 School District 246 students
- Hankinson 8 School District 244 students
- Lidgerwood 28 School District 176 students
- Fairmount 18 School District 99 students
- Earl 18 School District 0 students
- Rural Cass Special Ed Unit
- South Valley Special Ed Unit
- Southeast Region Career & Technical Center
- Wahpeton 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.