NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a micro-enrollment middle-grades school in Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL serves 69 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by GRAND FORKS 1. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 85% smaller than typical.

Across the 18 schools in GRAND FORKS 1 (7,811 students total), NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Grand Forks County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Grand Forks County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Grand Forks County indicate median household income runs about $68,075, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 30 public schools in Grand Forks County (combined enrollment of about 9,731 students).

NATHAN TWINING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NATHAN TWINING MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 16%, going from 82 students in 2018 to 69 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 57% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 3.6:1 in 2018 to 5.6:1 in 2025.

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