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. Here, you will be able to search through District Summary pages to find current and historical data for any K-12 school in North Dakota. You will also be able to select and compare up to 5 school districts at one time.

Please take the time to review our Usage Agreement before viewing the site.

Sunshine on Schools is a tool to help folks better understand K-12 education funding and the property tax debates. Too often these issues are politicized to the point where the common person simply does not know the facts. We know where Republicans stand. We know where Democrats stand. But, what are the facts? This website simply provides people with the facts.

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 human, 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.

I hope that you find this website easy to use and helpful. Feel free to contact me at anytime with your comments and questions.

Sincerely,

Brett Narloch
Executive Director
North Dakota Policy Council
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