DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of the modestly sized high schools in Crosby, North Dakota, part of DIVIDE COUNTY 1, with 161 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 27% smaller than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 220 students.

Within DIVIDE COUNTY 1, which oversees 2 schools and 382 students, DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Divide County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,852 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Divide County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 382 students), DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DIVIDE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL has declined 4%, going from 167 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 92% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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