VELVA HIGH SCHOOL

VELVA HIGH SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized senior high in Velva, North Dakota, one of the schools within VELVA 1. Current enrollment sits at 222 students spanning grades 7 through 12.

Across the 2 schools in VELVA 1 (439 students total), VELVA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, VELVA HIGH SCHOOL records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with McHenry County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, VELVA HIGH SCHOOL lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, the surrounding county (McHenry County) logs that median household income runs about $80,733, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. VELVA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in McHenry County (combined enrollment of about 940 students).

The closest other public school is VELVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 221 students in 2018 compared to 222 in 2025.

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