ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an one-room-style elementary campus in Anamoose, North Dakota, overseen by ANAMOOSE 14. The school serves 73 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 66% below that benchmark.

Operationally, ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL answers to ANAMOOSE 14, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with McHenry County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, the surrounding county (McHenry County) records that median household income runs about $80,733, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, McHenry County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 940 students), of which ANAMOOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is DRAKE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 6.6 miles away.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 32%: 107 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.