| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Grand Forks County, ND |
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| Total Students |
1227 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
53% /
47% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
83 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 311 students | | Grade 10 - 327 students | | Grade 11 - 303 students | | Grade 12 - 286 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
2% |
10% |
| % Asian |
2% |
n/a |
| % Hispanic |
1% |
1% |
| % Black |
1% |
1% |
| % White |
94% |
86% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
10% |
18% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
4% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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(ND) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Grand Forks 1 School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
19 |
2 |
| Number of Students Managed |
7,525 students |
234 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$65,738,000 |
$2,232,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$64,912,000 |
$2,253,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,736 |
$9,538 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,626 |
$9,628 |
| District Graduation Rates |
94% |
95% |
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- Red River High School (RRHS) is an American high school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. It serves about 1,333 students and is one of two high schools in the Grand Forks Public Schools system. The athletic teams are known as "The Roughriders".
- The Red River in the school's name refers to the Red River of the North which flows on the east side of the city. The name Roughriders is a reference to former President Theodore Roosevelt who spent a portion of his life in what would become western North Dakota.
- Red River High School is also home to the Summer Performing Arts Company, a summer educational theatre program for grades K-12.
- On a side note. The logo shown on this page was designed back in 1999 by the school's art instructor Doug McPhail.
- Academics
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RRHS offers classes in a range of academic fields. The school also offers Advanced Placement classes in several areas of study.
- Academic departments
- Art
- Business and Office Technology
- Career and College Information
- English
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health and Physical Education
- Industrial Technology
- Junior ROTC
- Library
- Marketing Education
- Math
- Music
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Services
- Student Services
- Technology
- Theatre Arts
- World Languages
- Athletics
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The athletic teams at RRHS are known as "The Roughriders". As of spring 2009, Red River has made all 42 State Hockey Tournaments in its school history.As of last season the Red River Tennis teams are undefeated in their last 100 matches.
- Sports offered
- Speech and Debate
- Cross-Country (boys and girls)
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Football (boys)
- Gymnastics (girls)*
- Hockey (boys)
- Hockey (girls)*
- Track and Field (boys and girls)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Swimming (boys and girls)*
- Golf (boys and girls)
- Tennis (boys and girls)
*RRHS and Central High School have combined teams in several sporting areas due to low participation numbers known as the "Knightriders".- Championships
- State Class 'A' boys basketball: 1969
- State Class 'A' girls basketball: 1988
- State boys hockey: 1974, 1977, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009
- State boys soccer: 2002, 2005
- State girls soccer: 2004
- State Class 'A' boys track and field: 1983, 1992
- State Class 'A' boys track and field: 1998, 2000
- State Class 'A' volleyball: 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003
- State Class 'A' boys' tennis: 1986, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Published Media
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The RRHS school administration publishes a monthly newsletter titled The Big Red Letter which is mailed to parents. This newsletter contains news about academics, athletics, activities, and important notices.
- The student-run Rider's Digest is the school newspaper. It is published about three times per school year. It includes information on school events and contains student input. The newspaper editing council provides education and training in newspaper layout, publishing, writing, and advertising.
- Another on-and-off run publication called Rider's Digested has also been published as a parody of the Rider's Digest. It is run without the consent of the school printed and paid for by a few students and has made for some freedom of speech debates within the school.
- Every year, the Red River Epilogue is offered to students. This yearbook is edited and compiled by students with the help of an adviser. It is usually offered for sale in the school store at the end of the next school year, but is sometimes delayed further into the year. The yearbook contains student photographs and information on school events.
- External links
- Grand Forks Red River High School website
- Class of 1998 Reunion Website for Red River High School
- Class of 1985 Reunion Website for Red River High School
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (58201) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
32,504 people |
581,380 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
40% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.3 persons
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2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$37,774
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$36,425 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.9 rooms |
5.3 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
34 years old |
37 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (58201)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
54% / 46% |
62% / 38% |
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