S.G. Reinertsen Elementary

Set in MOORHEAD, Minnesota, S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is a heavily attended elementary campus, run under Moorhead Area Public Schools. It works with 719 students across grades K through 4. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so S.G. Reinertsen Elementary sits 109% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in Moorhead Area Public Schools (7,571 students total), S.G. Reinertsen Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, S.G. Reinertsen Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, S.G. Reinertsen Elementary has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, S.G. Reinertsen Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 51.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Clay County put median household earnings sit near $81,172, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clay County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,470 students), S.G. Reinertsen Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Moorhead Voluntary PreKindergarten is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. S.G. Reinertsen Elementary's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 681 (now 719). White enrollment moved from 81% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.