Summary:
The 58329 zip code is home to a single high school, Dunseith High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. Based on the available data, Dunseith High School is a low-performing school, ranking in the bottom 5% of North Dakota high schools and scoring well below the state average on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels.
Dunseith High School has a four-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a dropout rate of 4.0% for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's academic performance is concerning, with only 19% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in math, 14% in reading, and 9% in science. These scores are significantly lower than the state averages of 22%, 41%, and 30% respectively. Additionally, the school has a high rate of chronic absenteeism at 20.0%.
Despite the low academic performance, Dunseith High School appears to be allocating significant resources towards supporting its students, with a high per-student spending of $16,612 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.6 for the 2023-2024 school year. However, these investments have not yet translated into improved educational outcomes for the school's students, who come from a community with a high level of economic disadvantage, as evidenced by the 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
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