LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 600 14th St NW, in Mandan, North Dakota, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sprawling K-5 school that hosts 379 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under MANDAN 1. Enrollment runs roughly 79% bigger than the state mean of about 212.

MANDAN 1 runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,451 students. LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest is composed of 9% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Morton County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $79,382 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Morton County (combined enrollment of about 5,454 students).

The closest other public school is MANDAN VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 6%, going from 405 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 85% to 73% over that span.

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