MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in Minot, North Dakota, overseen by MINOT 1, with 72 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 66% below typical.

Within MINOT 1, which oversees 24 schools and 8,878 students, MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 14% Native American, 10% Black. By comparison, Ward County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ward County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ward County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $78,238 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in Ward County (combined enrollment of about 11,732 students).

The closest other public school is MINOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS K-5 VIRTUAL ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 35%, going from 110 students in 2018 to 72 in 2024. Over the same period, the White share fell from 85% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.