JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Bismarck, North Dakota, operated by BISMARCK 1, educates 258 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by BISMARCK 1, a district that hosts 14,086 students overall.

On demographics, JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 16% Native American, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Burleigh County (around 24%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, census data for Burleigh County shows median household income runs about $86,851, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Burleigh County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students), of which JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 43% across the same window.

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