WISHEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WISHEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a compact elementary school in Wishek, North Dakota, overseen by WISHEK 19. Current enrollment sits at 150 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so WISHEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 29% leaner than that benchmark.

Within WISHEK 19, which oversees 2 schools and 247 students, WISHEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, WISHEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with McIntosh County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, census data for McIntosh County shows median household earnings sit near $64,419, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McIntosh County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 395 students), WISHEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WISHEK HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WISHEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 28%, going from 117 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the WISHEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.