Welcome to Sunshine on Schools

Welcome to Sunshine on Schools, an interactive clearinghouse containing budget data for North Dakota's K-12 schools. This website is a valuable tool for policymakers, school administrators, teachers, school board members, and taxpayers to help understand K-12 education funding and the property tax debates.

The data on this website is directly from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Keep in mind that it was at one point entered into the system by a person, so you may find an occasional error. If you notice one, please contact the North Dakota Policy Council immediately by emailing This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Sunshine on Schools is an on-going project, which means that it will constantly be updated with new data and new features. To make sure you find out about any added data or features sign up for the North Dakota Policy Council's free online newsletter.