RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in Ray, North Dakota, RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sizable K-5 school, part of NESSON 2. It teaches 324 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by NESSON 2, a district that educates 443 students overall.

In terms of who attends, RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Williams County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Williams County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,595 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Williams County (combined enrollment of about 6,885 students).

The closest other public school is RAY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 26% since 2018, when it stood at 257 (now 324).

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