CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as an average-sized primary school in Fargo, North Dakota, operated by FARGO 1. Current enrollment sits at 312 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 47% above that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in FARGO 1 (11,443 students total), CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Cass County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cass County put the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cass County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), of which CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is FARGO 9-12 VIRTUAL ACADEMY, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 312).

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