WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in White Shield, North Dakota, overseen by WHITE SHIELD 85. Current enrollment sits at 117 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 212 students.

WHITE SHIELD 85 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 174 students. WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (93%) are Native American. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, McLean County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for McLean County shows median household income runs about $83,583, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in McLean County (combined enrollment of about 1,906 students).

WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

On allk12, members of the WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.