About Lewis and Clark 161 School District
Lewis and Clark 161 School District is a public school system serving Ward County, North Dakota, based in Berthold. It serves 410 students across 6 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #46 largest of North Dakota’s 168 school systems.
Size and structure
Lewis and Clark 161 School District enrolls 410 students in 6 schools — an average of about 68 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #46 of 168 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Lewis and Clark 161 School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (410 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Lewis and Clark 161 School District employs about 38 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1 — below the North Dakota average of about 11.5:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 74.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How North Dakota funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Lewis and Clark 161 School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
North Dakota publishes ESSA School Accountability Report Cards on its Insights portal, covering proficiency, growth, graduation, English-learner progress, engagement and the Choice Ready rate. Look up Lewis and Clark 161 School District on the North Dakota Insights report card.
Accreditation status
North Dakota requires state approval of every public school through the Department of Public Instruction’s continuous-improvement process; separate accreditation is voluntary and generally handled by Cognia. Look up Lewis and Clark 161 School District in the free Cognia registry, or see the North Dakota DPI.
Lewis and Clark 161 School District vs. North Dakota
See every North Dakota district side by side in the North Dakota directory.
Look up Lewis and Clark 161 School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):