HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the small primary schools in Hettinger, North Dakota, overseen by HETTINGER 13, with 172 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

HETTINGER 13 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 294 students; HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Native American. Compared to Adams County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Adams County) shows that median household income runs about $62,500, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Adams County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 294 students), of which HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 200 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 92% to 85%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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