LINTON HIGH SCHOOL

LINTON HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of rural-scale scale in Linton, North Dakota, run under LINTON 36, instructing 73 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 220 students each, so LINTON HIGH SCHOOL sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

LINTON 36 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 245 students; LINTON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, LINTON HIGH SCHOOL reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial. Compared to Emmons County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, LINTON HIGH SCHOOL has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at LINTON HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Emmons County shows median household earnings sit near $66,538, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LINTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Emmons County (combined enrollment of about 496 students).

LINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LINTON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 86 (now 73). Class-load math has tightened: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.