NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Gwinner, North Dakota, part of NORTH SARGENT 3. The school hosts 131 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by NORTH SARGENT 3, a district that hosts 195 students overall.

In terms of who attends, NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest consists of 12% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sargent County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sargent County put median household income runs about $77,946, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Sargent County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 549 students), of which NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

NORTH SARGENT HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

NORTH SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 145 students in 2018 compared to 131 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 8% to 2% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.