RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL

RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is a big senior high in Grand Forks, North Dakota, one of the schools within GRAND FORKS 1. The school educates 1,190 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 441% above the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 220 students.

GRAND FORKS 1 runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 7,811 students. RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Grand Forks County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Grand Forks County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Grand Forks County put median household earnings sit near $68,075, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is one of 30 public schools in Grand Forks County (combined enrollment of about 9,731 students).

The closest other public school is BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 11%: 1,071 students in 2018 compared to 1,190 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 77% to 69%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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