WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL

WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL, a sprawling 9-12 campus in Watford City, North Dakota, overseen by MCKENZIE CO 1, hosts 566 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 157% above the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 220 students.

WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by MCKENZIE CO 1, a district that works with 2,349 students overall.

On demographics, WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the resource side, On paper, WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of McKenzie County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (McKenzie County) logs that median household income runs about $93,404, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, McKenzie County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,091 students), of which WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

WATFORD CITY VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 46%: 387 students in 2018 compared to 566 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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