MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL

MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style four-year high school in Glenfield, North Dakota, part of MIDKOTA 7. Current enrollment sits at 86 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 220 students per school, that is 61% smaller than typical.

MIDKOTA 7 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 177 students. MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%); the rest breaks down as 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Foster County's rate of about 17%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Foster County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,831 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 public schools in Foster County (combined enrollment of about 687 students).

Nearest neighbor: MIDKOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 12.7 miles off.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDKOTA HIGH SCHOOL has edged up 16%, going from 74 students in 2018 to 86 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.8:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.