LIDGERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

LIDGERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of one-room-style scale in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, overseen by LIDGERWOOD 28, teacheing 76 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 65% smaller than the state mean of about 220.

Across the 2 schools in LIDGERWOOD 28 (176 students total), LIDGERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, LIDGERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household income runs about $75,432, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Richland County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,416 students), of which LIDGERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is one.

LIDGERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LIDGERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 14%, going from 88 students in 2018 to 76 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 5.7:1 in 2025.

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