SOURIS RIVER CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

SOURIS RIVER CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is a tiny senior high in Minot, North Dakota, one of the schools within MINOT 1. The school educates 50 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 220 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.

Across the 24 schools in MINOT 1 (8,878 students total), SOURIS RIVER CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SOURIS RIVER CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 16% Native American, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Ward County shows median household income runs about $78,238, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Ward County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,732 students), SOURIS RIVER CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. SOURIS RIVER CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 60 (now 50). Black enrollment moved from 15% to 8% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.