BOTTINEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BOTTINEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the high-enrollment K-5 schools in Bottineau, North Dakota, run under BOTTINEAU 1, with 351 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so BOTTINEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 66% bigger than that benchmark.

BOTTINEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by BOTTINEAU 1, a district that serves 671 students overall.

Demographically, BOTTINEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 9% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Bottineau County shows median household earnings sit near $85,000, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Bottineau County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 912 students), BOTTINEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BOTTINEAU JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away.

BOTTINEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BOTTINEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 8%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 88% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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