SUNDALE COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SUNDALE COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an one-room-style elementary campus in Milnor, North Dakota, part of MILNOR 2. The school serves 35 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 83% smaller than typical.

Across the 4 schools in MILNOR 2 (214 students total), SUNDALE COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SUNDALE COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ransom County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ransom County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,736 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. SUNDALE COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Ransom County (combined enrollment of about 963 students).

Nearest neighbor: SUNDALE COLONY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SUNDALE COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUNDALE COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has increased 13%, going from 31 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 6.2:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.