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FARGO 1

NCES agency ID 3806780 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

11,444

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

26

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

11.6:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$17,740

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$10,959

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
11,894
Teachers (FTE)
1,002
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1

What current records say about FARGO 1

FARGO 1 operates 26 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Fargo, North Dakota. NCES reports 11,444 students and 988.93 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within North Dakota agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 3 of 166 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $17,740 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,959 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 72 of 165 in North Dakota. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
7.8%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
13.5%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
988.93
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$202,786,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

FARGO 1

Fargo, North Dakota

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 46.8676, -96.7896

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White63.8%
  • Hispanic7.9%
  • Black15.4%
  • Asian4.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
  • Multiracial5.4%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in FARGO 1

26 current directory entries

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Showing 1–24 of 26 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0887312.1:1
BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–0562217:1
CARL BEN EIELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0867711.6:1
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–0563915.2:1
CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–0531212.5:1
DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOLHigh09–1212712.8:1
DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0899213.4:1
EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–052929.4:1
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLOtherPK–PK1628.9:1
ED CLAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–054449.3:1
EXPLORER ACADEMYElementaryKG–08341.4:1
FARGO 9-12 VIRTUAL ACADEMYHigh09–1211326.3:1
FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOLHigh09–121,27713.3:1
FARGO K-8 VIRTUAL ACADEMYElementaryKG–082215.7:1
HORACE MANN ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–0534410.3:1
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–052708.2:1
KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–0546911.7:1
LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–0543910.5:1
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–053309.2:1
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–0538615.1:1
MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–051347.7:1
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryKG–051697.9:1
NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh09–121,11013.2:1
SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMYMiddle05–08162.3:1