DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 2675 21st St W, in Dickinson, North Dakota, DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large intermediate school that instructs 944 students (grades 6 through 8), run under DICKINSON 1. That puts it 108% above the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 453 students.

DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 12 schools operated by DICKINSON 1, a district that enrolls 4,177 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Stark County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Stark County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $84,449 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stark County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,206 students), DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ROUGHRIDER ELEMENTARY VIRTUAL ACADEMY, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 823 students in 2018 compared to 944 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 81% to 71%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.