LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in Grand Forks, North Dakota, overseen by GRAND FORKS 1, serveing 178 students in grades pre-K through 5.

LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 18 schools operated by GRAND FORKS 1, a district that caters to 7,811 students overall.

Demographically, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Grand Forks County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Grand Forks County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,075 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Grand Forks County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,731 students), LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 13%, going from 205 students in 2018 to 178 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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