NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL

Set in New Town, North Dakota, NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL is an average-sized secondary school, overseen by NEW TOWN 1. It instructs 259 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in NEW TOWN 1 (931 students total), NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (85%); the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Mountrail County indicate median household income runs about $80,717, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mountrail County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,208 students), NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NEW TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 261 students in 2018 to 259 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.