ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tiny elementary campus in Ashley, North Dakota, run under ASHLEY 9. The school works with 74 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 65% smaller than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

ASHLEY 9 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 121 students. ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, McIntosh County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,419, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in McIntosh County (combined enrollment of about 395 students).

ASHLEY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 86 students in 2018 compared to 74 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 99% to 89%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.