SAWYER HIGH SCHOOL

As a minimally staffed high school in Sawyer, North Dakota, SAWYER HIGH SCHOOL serves 20 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within SAWYER 16. Enrollment runs roughly 91% smaller than the state mean of about 220.

Within SAWYER 16, which oversees 2 schools and 94 students, SAWYER HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SAWYER HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Ward County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SAWYER HIGH SCHOOL has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ward County (around 31%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, census data for Ward County shows median household earnings sit near $78,238, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SAWYER HIGH SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in Ward County (combined enrollment of about 11,732 students).

SAWYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.