BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in Harvey, North Dakota, part of HARVEY 38, teacheing 198 students in grades pre-K through 6.

BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by HARVEY 38, a district that hosts 381 students overall.

Demographically, BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic, 2% Native American. Compared to Wells County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, Wells County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,114, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Wells County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 577 students), BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HARVEY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 219 (now 198).

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