Tate Topa Tribal School

As a substantial elementary campus in Fort Totten, North Dakota, Tate Topa Tribal School caters to 458 students from grades K through 8, part of Tate Topa Tribal School. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so Tate Topa Tribal School sits 116% bigger than that benchmark.

Operationally, Tate Topa Tribal School answers to Tate Topa Tribal School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Tate Topa Tribal School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Benson County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Benson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,033 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tate Topa Tribal School is one of 14 public schools in Benson County (combined enrollment of about 1,397 students).

The closest other public school is FOUR WINDS COMMUNITY PK SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Tate Topa Tribal School.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 23%: 595 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025.

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