ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in Bismarck, North Dakota, ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a big primary school, overseen by BISMARCK 1. It teaches 485 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 129% above that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in BISMARCK 1 (14,086 students total), ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 6% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Burleigh County's rate of about 24%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Burleigh County put median household income runs about $86,851, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Burleigh County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students), of which ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 28%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 81% to 65%.

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