HORSE CREEK SCHOOL

HORSE CREEK SCHOOL is an elementary school of micro-enrollment scale in Cartwright, North Dakota, operated by HORSE CREEK 32, instructing 11 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 95% smaller than typical.

Operationally, HORSE CREEK SCHOOL answers to HORSE CREEK 32, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HORSE CREEK SCHOOL logs that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HORSE CREEK SCHOOL has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, ACS estimates for McKenzie County put the typical household earns roughly $93,404 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. HORSE CREEK SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in McKenzie County (combined enrollment of about 3,091 students).

The closest other public school is Rau School, roughly 11.4 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. HORSE CREEK SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 22% since 2018, when it stood at 9 (now 11). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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