SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL

As a micro-enrollment K-5 school in Blanchard, North Dakota, SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL teaches 5 students from grades K through 8, part of HILLSBORO 9. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL sits 98% smaller than that benchmark.

HILLSBORO 9 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 494 students. SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Traill County shows median household income runs about $87,004, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Traill County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,378 students), of which SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL is one.

HILLSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.4 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 29% since 2018, when it stood at 7 (now 5). Class-load math has fell: from 7.0:1 in 2018 to 5.0:1 in 2025.

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