Midwest
ND
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
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
Finance Summary
$19,736
Per-Pupil Spend
47%
Instruct. %
$2,297M
Total Revenue
$2,361M
Total Expend.
Interactive School Map — North Dakota
Click a pin to view school details
Dark
Light
Satellite
OSM
Loading…
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