KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of sizable scale in Killdeer, North Dakota, operated by KILLDEER 16, works with 344 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 62% bigger than that benchmark.

KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by KILLDEER 16, a district that educates 607 students overall.

Demographically, KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder looks like 13% Native American, 8% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Dunn County's rate of about 31%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dunn County) shows that median household income runs about $97,689, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Dunn County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 701 students), KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KILLDEER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off.

KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 13%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 344 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.