NORTHERN CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a roomy elementary campus in Hunter, North Dakota, NORTHERN CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 350 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by NORTHERN CASS 97. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so NORTHERN CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 65% above that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in NORTHERN CASS 97 (724 students total), NORTHERN CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, NORTHERN CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 7% of students at NORTHERN CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cass County shows median household income runs about $75,555, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cass County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), NORTHERN CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NORTHERN CASS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the NORTHERN CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.