FORDVILLE-LANKIN HIGH SCHOOL

As a very small four-year high school in Fordville, North Dakota, FORDVILLE-LANKIN HIGH SCHOOL teaches 14 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by FORDVILLE-LANKIN 5. Enrollment runs roughly 94% smaller than the state mean of about 220.

FORDVILLE-LANKIN 5 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 50 students. FORDVILLE-LANKIN HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FORDVILLE-LANKIN HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% Native American. Compared to Walsh County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Walsh County's rate of about 41%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Walsh County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,944 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Walsh County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,911 students), of which FORDVILLE-LANKIN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

FORDVILLE-LANKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FORDVILLE-LANKIN HIGH SCHOOL has rose 17%, going from 12 students in 2018 to 14 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 7% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.