TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in Belcourt, North Dakota, TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a big elementary campus, run under BELCOURT 7. It instructs 605 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 185% bigger than typical.

BELCOURT 7 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,518 students. TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (99%) are Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Rolette County put median household earnings sit near $59,517, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rolette County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,695 students), TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Turtle Mountain Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.