WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL

WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, a heavily attended middle-grades school in Bismarck, North Dakota, overseen by BISMARCK 1, caters to 1,012 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 123% bigger than the state mean of about 453.

Across the 26 schools in BISMARCK 1 (14,086 students total), WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Native American, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Burleigh County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $86,851 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Burleigh County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students), of which WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged up 11%, going from 908 students in 2018 to 1,012 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 75% to 68%.

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