CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in Fargo, North Dakota, CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school, run under FARGO 1. It caters to 677 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 49% above typical.

CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by FARGO 1, a district that teaches 11,443 students overall.

On demographics, CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest is composed of 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 45% of students at CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cass County (around 30%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cass County put median household income runs about $75,555, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students).

SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 758 (now 677). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 66% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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