TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL

Set in Belcourt, North Dakota, TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL is a micro-enrollment primary school, part of BELCOURT 7. It enrolls 38 students across grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 82% leaner than the state mean of about 212.

Across the 4 schools in BELCOURT 7 (1,518 students total), TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL shows that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Rolette County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,517 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rolette County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,695 students), of which TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

TINY TURTLES PRESCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 15%: 33 students in 2018 compared to 38 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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