WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL

Families in Watford City, North Dakota, are served by WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment high school. The school enrolls 566 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 220 students for high schools in North Dakota.

WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL reports to MCKENZIE CO 1, which has 7 schools and 2,349 students.

The largest group at WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL is White students, at 63%. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in McKenzie County, the White share is about 78%. The diversity index for WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are 44 full-time-equivalent teachers at WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 12.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in North Dakota is 16.1:1. A total of 150 students, or 27%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in McKenzie County.

Among North Dakota public high schools, WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

In the surrounding county, McKenzie County, median household income comes to about $93,404, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 3,091 students.

Of the public schools around it, WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL is closest to WATFORD CITY VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.

Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 124 students, from 442 to 566.

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