BERTHOLD HIGH SCHOOL

Set in Berthold, North Dakota, BERTHOLD HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit senior high, operated by LEWIS AND CLARK 161. It instructs 98 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 220 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Across the 5 schools in LEWIS AND CLARK 161 (410 students total), BERTHOLD HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BERTHOLD HIGH SCHOOL lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Ward County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ward County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Ward County shows median household earnings sit near $78,238, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. BERTHOLD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in Ward County (combined enrollment of about 11,732 students).

Nearest neighbor: BERTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BERTHOLD HIGH SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. BERTHOLD HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 46% since 2018, when it stood at 67 (now 98). Class-load math has grew: from 7.3:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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