LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 2120 9th St S, in Fargo, North Dakota, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sizable primary school that caters to 330 students (grades K through 5), operated by FARGO 1. Enrollment runs roughly 56% bigger than the state mean of about 212.

FARGO 1 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 11,443 students; LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American. By comparison, Cass County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cass County (around 30%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cass County) reports that median household earnings sit near $75,555, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cass County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), of which LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 330). The White share of enrollment declined from 67% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

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