WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL

WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL operates as a minimally staffed four-year high school in White Shield, North Dakota, overseen by WHITE SHIELD 85. Current enrollment sits at 57 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 74% below the typical public school in North Dakota, which averages around 220 students.

WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by WHITE SHIELD 85, a district that teaches 174 students overall.

On the student-mix side, WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (96%).

On the resource side, WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL reports 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than McLean County's rate of about 29%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for McLean County put median household income runs about $83,583, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, McLean County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,906 students), of which WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WHITE SHIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the WHITE SHIELD HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.