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BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in Fargo, North Dakota, BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an expansive K-5 school, one of the schools within FARGO 1. It hosts 622 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 193% above the state mean of about 212.
BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by FARGO 1, a district that caters to 11,443 students overall.
In terms of who attends, BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Cass County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students).
FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has climbed 30%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 622 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 69%.
On allk12, the feed for BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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