Total enrollment
305
-7 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in ELLENDALE 40
North Dakota · 305 students · 2 cities
Parents inside ELLENDALE 40 pick from 5 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 305 students (an average school size of 61).
4-year change in ELLENDALE 40
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+2 (+67%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside ELLENDALE 40
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 342 to 248 students (down 27%) and from 32 to 21 full-time teachers (down 34%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Ellendale | Elementary | PK-05 | 120 |
| ELLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL | Ellendale | High | 09-12 | 79 |
| ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Ellendale | Middle | 06-08 | 56 |
| MAPLE RIVER COLONY SCHOOL | Fullerton | Elementary | KG-08 | 49 |
| ELLENDALE HIGH VIRTUAL ACADEMY | Ellendale | High | 07-12 | 1 |
About ELLENDALE 40
Across 5 schools, ELLENDALE 40 hosts about 305 students in North Dakota. By footprint it is a low-population district.
On the school-mix side, ELLENDALE 40 covers 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in ELLENDALE 40 is about 61, noticeably below the North Dakota average of roughly 238.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 312 students in SY 2020-21 versus 305 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, ELLENDALE 40 opened 2 schools, going from 3 to 5.
In the discussion threads here, the community for ELLENDALE 40 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.