NEWBURG-UNITED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NEWBURG-UNITED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the tiny elementary schools in Newburg, North Dakota, overseen by NEWBURG-UNITED 54, with 46 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

NEWBURG-UNITED 54 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 81 students; NEWBURG-UNITED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NEWBURG-UNITED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NEWBURG-UNITED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bottineau County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bottineau County shows median household earnings sit near $85,000, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Bottineau County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 912 students), of which NEWBURG-UNITED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NEWBURG-UNITED HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 45 students in 2018 compared to 46 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 7.8:1 in 2018 to 4.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.