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Turtle Lake-mercer High School

๐Ÿ“ 250 3rd Ave W, Turtle Lake, McLean County, 58575

70
Pupils
5.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Turtle Lake-mercer High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Turtle Lake, McLean County. The school has 70 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Turtle Lake-Mercer 72 school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Turtle Lake-Mercer 72

Enrollment & staffing

Turtle Lake-mercer High School enrolls 70 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.6:1.

Male students
39 (56%)
Female students
31 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
12.4
Student-teacher ratio
5.6:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White6796%
Hispanic or Latino11.4%
Two or more races11.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native11.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

19 of the school's 70 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 14 qualify for free lunch and 5 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

Rural, RemoteGrades 7โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

Turtle Lake-mercer High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 8, state house district 8.

School district: TURTLE LAKE-MERCER 72

Turtle Lake-mercer High School is one of 2 schools in TURTLE LAKE-MERCER 72, based in Turtle Lake, North Dakota. The district serves 182 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 70 students, Turtle Lake-mercer High School is smaller than the district average of about 91 students per school.

182
District students
2
Schools
22
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
75%
Graduation rate
10%
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 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Rural - Remote

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