PINGREE-BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL

PINGREE-BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL is a tiny secondary school in Pingree, North Dakota, overseen by PINGREE-BUCHANAN 10. The school serves 58 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 74% below the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 220 students.

Across the 2 schools in PINGREE-BUCHANAN 10 (160 students total), PINGREE-BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PINGREE-BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PINGREE-BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at PINGREE-BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, Stutsman County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,856, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Stutsman County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,531 students), of which PINGREE-BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PINGREE-BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 8.2 miles away.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 12%: 52 students in 2018 compared to 58 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 96% to 91%. Class-load math has rose: from 6.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for PINGREE-BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.