HATTON EIELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HATTON EIELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a tiny K-5 school in Hatton, North Dakota, part of HATTON EIELSON 7, works with 83 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 61% leaner than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

HATTON EIELSON 7 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 157 students; HATTON EIELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, HATTON EIELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Traill County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, Traill County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,004 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Traill County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,378 students), of which HATTON EIELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

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

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HATTON EIELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 6%, going from 88 students in 2018 to 83 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 10% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

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