NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in Cando, North Dakota, NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL is a rural-scale four-year high school, operated by NORTH STAR 10. It teaches 76 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 65% leaner than the state mean of about 220.

NORTH STAR 10 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 284 students. NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 25% of students at NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Towner County put median household earnings sit near $67,350, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Towner County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 284 students), of which NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL has changed only slightly, going from 75 students in 2018 to 76 in 2025.

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