LAMOURE COLONY SCHOOL

Set in LaMoure, North Dakota, LAMOURE COLONY SCHOOL is a very small elementary-level community, part of LAMOURE 8. It teaches 21 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so LAMOURE COLONY SCHOOL sits 90% smaller than that benchmark.

Within LAMOURE 8, which oversees 3 schools and 295 students, LAMOURE COLONY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, LAMOURE COLONY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (100%) are White. Compared to LaMoure County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above LaMoure County's rate of about 27%.

In the broader community, census data for LaMoure County shows median household earnings sit near $80,664, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across LaMoure County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 822 students), LAMOURE COLONY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

LAMOURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 30%: 30 students in 2018 compared to 21 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.