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Bismarck High School

๐Ÿ“ 800 N 8th St, Bismarck, Burleigh County, 58501

1,333
Pupils
17.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Bismarck High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bismarck, Burleigh County. The school has 1,333 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bismarck 1 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bismarck 1

Enrollment & staffing

Bismarck High School enrolls 1,333 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 78 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.

Male students
704 (53%)
Female students
629 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student-teacher ratio
17.1:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% American Indian or Alaska Native and 6.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White95972%
American Indian or Alaska Native16713%
Two or more races896.7%
Hispanic or Latino594.4%
Black or African American372.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander12<1%
Asian10<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

356 of the school's 1,333 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 74 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

Bismarck High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 35, state house district 35.

School district: BISMARCK 1

Bismarck High School is one of 29 schools in BISMARCK 1, based in Bismarck, North Dakota. The district serves 14,098 students district-wide and employs 935 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,333 students, Bismarck High School is larger than the district average of about 486 students per school.

14,098
District students
29
Schools
935
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

38%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
94%
Graduation rate
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (18) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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