WAHPETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAHPETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a substantial primary school in Wahpeton, North Dakota, operated by WAHPETON 37. Current enrollment sits at 469 students spanning grades 1 through 5. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so WAHPETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 121% larger than that benchmark.

WAHPETON 37 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,221 students; WAHPETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, WAHPETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household income runs about $75,432, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Richland County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,416 students), of which WAHPETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WAHPETON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around WAHPETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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

Over the past 7-year window. WAHPETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 454 (now 469). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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