ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in Rolette, North Dakota, run under ROLETTE 29, with 78 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

Within ROLETTE 29, which oversees 2 schools and 129 students, ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Native American, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Rolette County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Rolette County put the typical household earns roughly $59,517 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. Across Rolette County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,695 students), ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

ROLETTE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROLETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 31%, going from 113 students in 2018 to 78 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 6.2:1 today.

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