PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier primary school in Park River, North Dakota, PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 275 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under PARK RIVER AREA 8. That puts it 30% above the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

Across the 2 schools in PARK RIVER AREA 8 (470 students total), PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Walsh County's rate of about 41%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Walsh County) reports that median household earnings sit near $71,944, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walsh County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,911 students), PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

PARK RIVER AREA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 312 (now 275). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 95% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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