MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 530 5th St, in Milnor, North Dakota, MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact primary school that instructs 89 students (grades K through 6), part of MILNOR 2. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in MILNOR 2 (214 students total), MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder is composed of 8% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Sargent County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Sargent County's rate of about 34%.

In the broader community, Sargent County reports that median household income runs about $77,946, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Sargent County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 549 students), MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MILNOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. MILNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 106 (now 89). White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.