Ojibwa Indian School

Set in Belcourt, North Dakota, Ojibwa Indian School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, part of Ojibwa Indian School. It educates 220 students across grades K through 8.

Ojibwa Indian School is the operating authority for Ojibwa Indian School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Ojibwa Indian School logs that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Rolette County) logs that median household income runs about $59,517, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rolette County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,695 students), of which Ojibwa Indian School is one.

Turtle Mountain Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 31%: 321 students in 2018 compared to 220 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.