BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a cozy elementary campus in Belfield, North Dakota, operated by BELFIELD 13. Current enrollment sits at 131 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

BELFIELD 13 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 253 students. BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Stark County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Stark County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,449, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Stark County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,206 students), of which BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BELFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BELFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 14%, going from 153 students in 2018 to 131 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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