RICHLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

RICHLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as an intimate high school in Colfax, North Dakota, run under RICHLAND 44. Current enrollment sits at 126 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 220 students each, so RICHLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

Within RICHLAND 44, which oversees 2 schools and 310 students, RICHLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, RICHLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (96%) are White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Richland County's rate of about 33%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Richland County shows median household earnings sit near $75,432, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Richland County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,416 students), of which RICHLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 6.8 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RICHLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has grew 11%, going from 114 students in 2018 to 126 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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