MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a small elementary-level community in Fargo, North Dakota, MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 169 students from grades K through 5, overseen by FARGO 1. That puts it 20% smaller than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by FARGO 1, a district that enrolls 11,443 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Cass County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cass County (around 30%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cass County indicate median household income runs about $75,555, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students).

LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 181 students in 2018 compared to 169 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

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