MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an one-room-style elementary-level community in Bismarck, North Dakota, MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 12 students from grades K through 8, operated by MANNING 45. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 94% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL answers to MANNING 45, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Burleigh County shows median household income runs about $86,851, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Burleigh County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students), MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 5.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 14 students in 2018 compared to 12 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 100% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 7.0:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 today.

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