MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Mapleton, North Dakota, MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 239 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of MAPLETON 7.

MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school of MAPLETON 7, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 meaningfully below typical.

In the area at large, Cass County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Cass County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), of which MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 6.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 130%, going from 104 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 6% to 1% across the same window.

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