Standing Rock Community School

Federal records list Standing Rock Community School as a school serving multiple grade levels in Fort Yates, North Dakota. Enrollment totals 561 students across kindergarten through 12.

Standing Rock Community School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

Standing Rock Community School is 100% Native American by enrollment. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 0%.

Classroom staffing at Standing Rock Community School totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for combined schools in North Dakota, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 99% of students (558) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Sioux County is similar, at 100%.

In Sioux County, home to about 3,740 people, median household income comes to about $42,083, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 35% of residents are in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 906, Standing Rock Community School among them.

FORT YATES MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from Standing Rock Community School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Standing Rock Community School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 911 to 561, a 38% decline.

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