LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a heavily attended primary school in Minot, North Dakota, operated by MINOT 1, educates 418 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 97% above that benchmark.

Across the 24 schools in MINOT 1 (8,878 students total), LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, census data for Ward County shows median household income runs about $78,238, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Ward County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,732 students), of which LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MINOT NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 516 (now 418). The White share of enrollment contracted from 71% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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