DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL

As a cozy high school in Fargo, North Dakota, DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL works with 127 students from grades 9 through 12, run under FARGO 1. Compared to the state average of about 220 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

FARGO 1 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 11,443 students; DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Cass County reports that 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%. DAKOTA HIGH 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 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 150 (now 127). The Black share of enrollment fell from 23% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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