VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-CRYSTAL

Set in Crystal, North Dakota, VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-CRYSTAL is an one-room-style elementary campus, run under VALLEY-EDINBURG 118. It educates 79 students across grades 3 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 63% smaller than the state mean of about 212.

VALLEY-EDINBURG 118 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 221 students. VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-CRYSTAL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-CRYSTAL reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic. Compared to Pembina County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-CRYSTAL has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pembina County (around 27%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, Pembina County reports that median household income runs about $68,393, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-CRYSTAL is one of 11 public schools in Pembina County (combined enrollment of about 978 students).

Nearest neighbor: VALLEY-EDINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-HOOPLE, around 4.6 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 39%: 57 students in 2018 compared to 79 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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