PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in Minot, North Dakota, PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment primary school, operated by MINOT 1. It caters to 394 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 86% bigger than typical.

Across the 24 schools in MINOT 1 (8,878 students total), PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ward County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,238 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Ward County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,732 students), PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MINOT HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. PERKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 390 (now 394). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 84% to 74%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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