SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, a very small senior high in Selfridge, North Dakota, one of the schools within SELFRIDGE 8, enrolls 30 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 86% leaner than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 220 students.

SELFRIDGE 8 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 75 students. SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (93%) are Native American; the rest breaks down as 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sioux County) shows that median household earnings sit near $42,083, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 35%. Across Sioux County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 906 students), SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SELFRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 30%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 30 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 16% to 0% across the same window.

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