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Public Schools in North Dakota

Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year

530
Public Schools
171
Districts
119,656
Students
10,328
Teachers FTE
11.6:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$19,736
Per-Pupil Spend
0
Charter Schools
31%
Avg Free Lunch
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School Districts in North Dakota

Showing top 60 of 171 districts · sorted by school count

BISMARCK 1
Lincoln
29 schools 14,086 students View →
FARGO 1
Fargo
26 schools 11,443 students View →
WEST FARGO 6
West Fargo
26 schools 13,175 students View →
MINOT 1
Minot AFB
24 schools 7,668 students View →
GRAND FORKS 1
Grand Forks AFB
19 schools 7,811 students View →
DICKINSON 1
Dickinson
12 schools 4,177 students View →
MANDAN 1
Mandan
12 schools 4,451 students View →
WILLISTON BASIN 7
Williston
11 schools 5,413 students View →
JAMESTOWN 1
Jamestown
8 schools 2,032 students View →
MCKENZIE CO 1
Watford City
7 schools 2,349 students View →
DEVILS LAKE 1
Devils Lake
6 schools 1,786 students View →
LEWIS AND CLARK 161
Plaza
6 schools 410 students View →
TGU 60
Towner
6 schools 353 students View →
ELLENDALE 40
Fullerton
5 schools 305 students View →
VALLEY CITY 2
Valley City
5 schools 943 students View →
BELCOURT 7
Belcourt
5 schools 1,518 students View →
CAVALIER 6
Cavalier
4 schools 385 students View →
WAHPETON 37
Wahpeton
4 schools 1,221 students View →
BEACH 3
Beach
4 schools 266 students View →
NORTH BORDER 100
Walhalla
4 schools 332 students View →
NEW ENGLAND 9
New England
4 schools 280 students View →
MILNOR 2
Milnor
4 schools 214 students View →
NEW TOWN 1
New Town
4 schools 931 students View →
BOWMAN CO 1
Rhame
4 schools 508 students View →
SOUTH HEART 9
South Heart
4 schools 437 students View →
ENDERLIN AREA 24
Enderlin
3 schools 302 students View →
LISBON 19
Lisbon
3 schools 601 students View →
MAY-PORT CG 14
Mayville
3 schools 517 students View →
WARWICK 29
Warwick
3 schools 199 students View →
KINDRED 2
Kindred
3 schools 874 students View →
VALLEY-EDINBURG 118
Hoople
3 schools 221 students View →
LAMOURE 8
LaMoure
3 schools 295 students View →
NORTHERN CASS 97
Hunter
3 schools 724 students View →
HAZEN 3
Hazen
3 schools 582 students View →
FT TOTTEN 30
Fort Totten
3 schools 175 students View →
EDGELEY 3
Edgeley
3 schools 255 students View →
MAPLE VALLEY 4
Tower City
3 schools 248 students View →
BEULAH 27
Beulah
3 schools 748 students View →
SOLEN 3
Solen
3 schools 214 students View →
GRAFTON 18
Grafton
3 schools 953 students View →
HILLSBORO 9
Hillsboro
3 schools 494 students View →
CENTRAL CASS 17
Casselton
3 schools 1,026 students View →
RICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34
Taylor
3 schools 337 students View →
WYNDMERE 42
Wyndmere
2 schools 245 students View →
PARSHALL 3
Parshall
2 schools 280 students View →
MAX 50
Max
2 schools 135 students View →
GLENBURN 26
Glenburn
2 schools 249 students View →
SOUTH PRAIRIE 70
Minot
2 schools 566 students View →
CENTRAL VALLEY 3
Buxton
2 schools 210 students View →
MT PLEASANT 4
Rolla
2 schools 244 students View →
FESSENDEN-BOWDON 25
Fessenden
2 schools 196 students View →
KENMARE 28
Kenmare
2 schools 291 students View →
UNITED 7
Des Lacs
2 schools 709 students View →
YELLOWSTONE 14
Fairview
2 schools 181 students View →
BELFIELD 13
Belfield
2 schools 253 students View →
PINGREE-BUCHANAN 10
Pingree
2 schools 160 students View →
KIDDER COUNTY 1
Steele
2 schools 387 students View →
TIOGA 15
Tioga
2 schools 544 students View →
ST JOHN 3
Saint John
2 schools 458 students View →
GRIGGS COUNTY CENTRAL 18
Cooperstown
2 schools 288 students View →
Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
1,536
14.91:1
LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL
Bismarck · High
1,419
16.79:1
CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL
Bismarck · High
1,406
16.44:1
WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL
West Fargo · High
1,400
14:1
WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL
West Fargo · High
1,380
13.27:1
WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL
Williston · High
1,370
13.98:1
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL
Bismarck · High
1,367
16.08:1
FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOL
Fargo · High
1,277
13.28:1
RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
Grand Forks · High
1,190
14:1
MANDAN HIGH SCHOOL
Mandan · High
1,175
16.1:1
Finance Summary
$19,736
Per-Pupil Spend
47%
Instruct. %
$2,297M
Total Revenue
$2,361M
Total Expend.

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Revenue Sources
Federal
$378.7M
State
$1,059.1M
Local
$859.6M
Total Revenue: $2,297M
Expenditure
Instruction
$1,098M
Other
$1,263M
Total Expenditure: $2,361M
Per-Pupil: $19,736
47% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
530
School Districts
171
Total Enrollment
119,656
Total Teachers (FTE)
10,328
Avg S:T Ratio
11.6:1
Avg Free Lunch %
30.7%
Charter Schools
0 of 530
Elementary Schools
280
Middle Schools
44
High Schools
180
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$2,297M
Total Expenditure
$2,361M
Per-Pupil Spending
$19,736
Instruction %
47%
Federal Revenue
$379M
State Revenue
$1,059M
Local Revenue
$860M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23
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