BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of roomy scale in Grand Forks, North Dakota, run under GRAND FORKS 1, instructing 367 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 73% above that benchmark.

Across the 18 schools in GRAND FORKS 1 (7,811 students total), BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Grand Forks County indicate median household income runs about $68,075, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Grand Forks County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,731 students), of which BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 370 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 70% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.