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Tables 1 through 5 have been compiled from data recorded in the Report of the Director of Secondary Education for the years 1932 and 1962. Tables 1 through 3 offer some basic information on Divide County High Schools. Tables 4 and 5 provide data on schools statewide and in North Dakota’s biggest city, Fargo, for 1932 and 1962 for comparison with Divide County schools.
Table 1. General Population and Student Population of Divide County
Date |
County Population |
School Age Population * |
|---|---|---|
1910 |
6,000 |
1,358 (1911) |
1920 |
9,637 |
3,001 (1919) |
1930 |
9,636 |
3,450 |
1935 |
- - - - |
2,932 |
1940 |
7,086 |
1,932 (1941) |
1950 |
5,967 |
1,502 (1951) |
1960 |
5,566 |
1,533 (1961) |
1970 |
4,564 |
1,151 (1971) |
* Actual year of count is given in parentheses.
Table 2. Divide County High Schools, 1931-1932
School |
# Male Pupils |
# Female Pupils |
% Grads going to College |
# Teachers |
Pupil / Teacher Ratio |
# Volumes in Library |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
With Degrees |
Without Degrees |
||||||
Ambrose* |
21 |
37 |
24% |
3 |
0 |
20 / 1 |
850 |
Crosby * |
98 |
149 |
18% |
10 |
0 |
35.5 / 1 |
1300 |
Noonan * |
30 |
49 |
27% |
3 |
0 |
27 / 1 |
450 |
* Crosby was fully accredited since 1918. Noonan became an approved high school in 1919. Ambrose was a Class 2 consolidated school until 1931 when it was reduced to Class 3.
Table 3. Divide County High Schools, 1961-1962
School |
# Male Pupils |
# Female Pupils |
% Grads going to College |
# Teachers |
Pupil / Teacher Ratio |
# Volumes in Library |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
With Degreees |
Without Degrees |
||||||
Ambrose* |
7 |
9 |
- - - - |
2 |
0 |
- - - - |
- - - - |
Crosby |
110 |
93 |
53% |
11 |
0 |
20 / 1 |
3,268 |
Noonan * |
22 |
38 |
66% |
4 |
0 |
25 / 1 |
1,399 |
* Ambrose closed its high school in 1962 at the end of the school year. Noonan also closed its school in 1962.
Table 4. North Dakota and Fargo [1] high school data, 1933.
School |
# Male Pupils |
# Female Pupils |
% Grads going to College |
% Freshmen Continuing to HS Graduation 1931 |
Pupil / Teacher Ratio |
# Volumes in Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fargo |
524 |
601 |
60% |
- - - - |
22.3 / 1 |
11,000 |
[2] State Class 1 |
7,178 |
8,824 |
50.9% |
- - - - |
22.6 / 1 |
- - - - |
State Class 2 |
1,654 |
2,177 |
33.5% |
- - - - |
21.3 / 1 |
- - - - |
State Class 3 |
1,193 |
1,403 |
34.2% |
- - - - |
19.7 / 1 |
- - - - |
Total |
10,026 |
12,404 |
35.4% |
44.6% [3] |
- - - - |
- - - - |
[1] Fargo High School is used as a comparison because it was the largest city high school in the state.
[2] State schools were ranked in a numerical system of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. There were also some schools identified as Consolidated and Ungraded. The highest ranking schools were Class 1 such as Fargo and Crosby. Though Ambrose was a Class 2 high school in 1931, most state records list it among the third class high schools. Noonan was a Class 3 high school in most records dating from the 1930s. Fortuna High School does not appear in state high school records for 1933 or 1962.
[3] In 1931, fewer students entering high school graduated than any other year in the twentieth century. This low rate was somewhat related to the Great Depression. However, soon parents understood that high school education offered an advantage in times of economic hardship, and the graduation rate began to rise again. High school graduation increased in 1932 by 259 students over 1931, and college attendance increased by one percent.
Table 5. North Dakota and Fargo high school data, 1962. *
School |
# Male Pupils |
# Female Pupils |
% Grads going to College |
% Freshmen Continuing to HS Graduation 1961 |
Pupil / Teacher Ratio |
# Volumes in Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fargo |
1,089 |
1,080 |
63% |
- - - - |
22 / 1 |
12,162 |
State |
19,025 |
19,275 |
59% |
77.18% |
15.2 / 1 |
- - - - |
* Fargo high school data is for all public school students. State figures are for both accredited and non-accredited schools.
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