BARNES COUNTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

BARNES COUNTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is a rural-scale 9-12 campus in Wimbledon, North Dakota, overseen by BARNES COUNTY NORTH 7. The school enrolls 74 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 66% below the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 220 students.

BARNES COUNTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by BARNES COUNTY NORTH 7, a district that caters to 235 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BARNES COUNTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL logs that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at BARNES COUNTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Barnes County put median household earnings sit near $68,038, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Barnes County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,178 students), of which BARNES COUNTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BARNES COUNTY NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. BARNES COUNTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 84 (now 74). Class-load math has loosened: from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.