APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a minimally staffed elementary-level community in Bismarck, North Dakota, overseen by APPLE CREEK 39, educates 78 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school of APPLE CREEK 39, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 14% Native American. Compared to Burleigh County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Burleigh County indicate median household income runs about $86,851, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Burleigh County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students), of which APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at APPLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 39%, going from 56 students in 2018 to 78 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 93% to 83% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.