MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL

MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL is a rural-scale 9-12 campus in Montpelier, North Dakota, overseen by MONTPELIER 14. The school educates 44 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% leaner than the state mean of about 220.

Within MONTPELIER 14, which oversees 2 schools and 105 students, MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Stutsman County) records that the typical household earns roughly $61,856 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Stutsman County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,531 students), of which MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL has declined 27%, going from 60 students in 2018 to 44 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 95% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

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