HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL

HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit 9-12 campuss in Hettinger, North Dakota, run under HETTINGER 13, with 122 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 220.

HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by HETTINGER 13, a district that caters to 294 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 4% Native American, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 25% of students at HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,500 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 294 students).

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

HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL has ticked up 7%, going from 114 students in 2018 to 122 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 91% to 81%.

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