FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL

FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL operates as a micro-enrollment high school in Fairmount, North Dakota, overseen by FAIRMOUNT 18. Current enrollment sits at 45 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 220 students each, so FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL sits 80% below that benchmark.

Within FAIRMOUNT 18, which oversees 2 schools and 99 students, FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL records that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 9% Hispanic, 7% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Richland County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Richland County reports that median household income runs about $75,432, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Richland County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,416 students), FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FAIRMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 45 students in 2018 compared to 45 in 2025.

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