WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL

WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL is a heavily attended 9-12 campus in West Fargo, North Dakota, operated by WEST FARGO 6. The school educates 1,380 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 220 students per school, that is 527% above typical.

Within WEST FARGO 6, which oversees 26 schools and 13,175 students, WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest looks like 19% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Cass County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL has 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cass County indicate median household income runs about $75,555, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Cass County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: L E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,458 (now 1,380). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 64% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.