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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
School Districts in North Dakota
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BISMARCK 1
Lincoln
29 schools
14,086 students
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FARGO 1
Fargo
26 schools
11,443 students
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WEST FARGO 6
West Fargo
26 schools
13,175 students
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MINOT 1
Minot AFB
24 schools
7,668 students
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GRAND FORKS 1
Grand Forks AFB
19 schools
7,811 students
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DICKINSON 1
Dickinson
12 schools
4,177 students
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MANDAN 1
Mandan
12 schools
4,451 students
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WILLISTON BASIN 7
Williston
11 schools
5,413 students
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JAMESTOWN 1
Jamestown
8 schools
2,032 students
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MCKENZIE CO 1
Watford City
7 schools
2,349 students
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LEWIS AND CLARK 161
Plaza
6 schools
410 students
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TGU 60
Towner
6 schools
353 students
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DEVILS LAKE 1
Devils Lake
6 schools
1,786 students
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ELLENDALE 40
Fullerton
5 schools
305 students
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VALLEY CITY 2
Valley City
5 schools
943 students
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BELCOURT 7
Belcourt
5 schools
1,518 students
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BOWMAN CO 1
Rhame
4 schools
508 students
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SOUTH HEART 9
South Heart
4 schools
437 students
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CAVALIER 6
Cavalier
4 schools
385 students
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WAHPETON 37
Wahpeton
4 schools
1,221 students
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BEACH 3
Beach
4 schools
266 students
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NORTH BORDER 100
Walhalla
4 schools
332 students
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NEW ENGLAND 9
New England
4 schools
280 students
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MILNOR 2
Milnor
4 schools
214 students
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NEW TOWN 1
New Town
4 schools
931 students
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NORTHERN CASS 97
Hunter
3 schools
724 students
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HAZEN 3
Hazen
3 schools
582 students
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FT TOTTEN 30
Fort Totten
3 schools
175 students
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EDGELEY 3
Edgeley
3 schools
255 students
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BEULAH 27
Beulah
3 schools
748 students
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SOLEN 3
Solen
3 schools
214 students
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GRAFTON 18
Grafton
3 schools
953 students
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MAPLE VALLEY 4
Tower City
3 schools
248 students
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HILLSBORO 9
Hillsboro
3 schools
494 students
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RICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34
Taylor
3 schools
337 students
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CENTRAL CASS 17
Casselton
3 schools
1,026 students
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ENDERLIN AREA 24
Enderlin
3 schools
302 students
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LISBON 19
Lisbon
3 schools
601 students
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MAY-PORT CG 14
Mayville
3 schools
517 students
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WARWICK 29
Warwick
3 schools
199 students
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VALLEY-EDINBURG 118
Hoople
3 schools
221 students
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KINDRED 2
Kindred
3 schools
874 students
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LAMOURE 8
LaMoure
3 schools
295 students
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FLASHER 39
Flasher
2 schools
266 students
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SAWYER 16
Sawyer
2 schools
94 students
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HOPE-PAGE 85
Page
2 schools
162 students
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MINNEWAUKAN 5
Minnewaukan
2 schools
253 students
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HAZELTON-MOFFIT-BRADDOCK 6
Hazelton
2 schools
144 students
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BOTTINEAU 1
Bottineau
2 schools
671 students
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NORTH SARGENT 3
Gwinner
2 schools
195 students
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LITCHVILLE-MARION 46
Marion
2 schools
149 students
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LANGDON AREA 23
Langdon
2 schools
440 students
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WESTHOPE 17
Westhope
2 schools
160 students
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SELFRIDGE 8
Selfridge
2 schools
75 students
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ELGIN-NEW LEIPZIG 49
Elgin
2 schools
168 students
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HEBRON 13
Hebron
2 schools
153 students
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THOMPSON 61
Thompson
2 schools
679 students
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BOWBELLS 14
Bowbells
2 schools
92 students
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NORTHWOOD 129
Northwood
2 schools
337 students
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LARIMORE 44
Larimore
2 schools
416 students
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
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