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North Dakota school data rankings

Compare every reported district by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 220 current districts, 168 report 2024–25 enrollment and 165 match the FY 2023 finance file.

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168 districts with this measure reported

Rank	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	BISMARCK 1	Bismarck	29	14,098
2	WEST FARGO 6	West Fargo	26	13,191
3	FARGO 1	Fargo	26	11,444
4	GRAND FORKS 1	Grand Forks	19	7,822
5	MINOT 1	Minot	21	7,683
6	WILLISTON BASIN 7	Williston	11	5,414
7	MANDAN 1	Mandan	12	4,456
8	DICKINSON 1	Dickinson	12	4,183
9	MCKENZIE CO 1	Watford City	7	2,351
10	JAMESTOWN 1	Jamestown	7	2,042
11	DEVILS LAKE 1	Devils Lake	6	1,789
12	BELCOURT 7	Belcourt	4	1,518
13	WAHPETON 37	Wahpeton	4	1,224
14	CENTRAL CASS 17	Casselton	3	1,027
15	GRAFTON 18	Grafton	3	953
16	VALLEY CITY 2	Valley City	5	943
17	NEW TOWN 1	New Town	4	931
18	KINDRED 2	Kindred	3	877
19	STANLEY 2	Stanley	2	784
20	BEULAH 27	Beulah	3	748
21	NORTHERN CASS 97	Hunter	3	724
22	UNITED 7	Des Lacs	2	712
23	THOMPSON 61	Thompson	2	679
24	BOTTINEAU 1	Bottineau	2	671
25	KILLDEER 16	Killdeer	2	607
26	CARRINGTON 49	Carrington	2	603
27	LISBON 19	Lisbon	3	601
28	RUGBY 5	Rugby	2	589
29	HAZEN 3	Hazen	3	585
30	SOUTH PRAIRIE 70	Minot	2	566
31	NEDROSE 4	Minot	2	565
32	TIOGA 15	Tioga	2	544
33	MAY-PORT CG 14	Mayville	3	517
34	DUNSEITH 1	Dunseith	2	515
35	BOWMAN CO 1	Bowman	4	508
36	HILLSBORO 9	Hillsboro	3	494
37	OAKES 41	Oakes	2	476
38	PARK RIVER AREA 8	Park River	2	471
39	ST JOHN 3	Saint John	2	458
40	NESSON 2	Ray	2	443
41	LANGDON AREA 23	Langdon	2	440
42	VELVA 1	Velva	2	440
43	SURREY 41	Surrey	2	439
44	SOUTH HEART 9	South Heart	2	437
45	LARIMORE 44	Larimore	2	417
46	LEWIS AND CLARK 161	Berthold	6	410
47	GARRISON 51	Garrison	2	396
48	KIDDER COUNTY 1	Steele	2	388
49	CAVALIER 6	Cavalier	4	385
50	DIVIDE COUNTY 1	Crosby	2	382
51	HARVEY 38	Harvey	2	381
52	NEW SALEM-ALMONT 49	New Salem	2	378
53	WASHBURN 4	Washburn	2	377
54	TGU 60	Towner	6	354
55	NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE 2	New Rockford	2	351
56	RICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34	Richardton	3	337
57	NORTHWOOD 129	Northwood	2	337
58	NORTH BORDER 100	Walhalla	4	332
59	EIGHT MILE 6	Trenton	2	319
60	RICHLAND 44	Colfax	2	310
61	ALEXANDER 2	Alexander	2	309
62	ELLENDALE 40	Ellendale	4	305
63	MOHALL-LANSFORD-SHERWOOD 1	Mohall	2	304
64	ENDERLIN AREA 24	Enderlin	3	302
65	LAMOURE 8	LaMoure	3	296
66	MINTO 20	Minto	2	296
67	HETTINGER 13	Hettinger	2	294
68	KENMARE 28	Kenmare	2	291
69	GRIGGS COUNTY CENTRAL 18	Cooperstown	2	289
70	DAKOTA PRAIRIE 1	Petersburg	2	288
71	NORTH STAR 10	Cando	2	286
72	WILTON 1	Wilton	2	283
73	NEW ENGLAND 9	New England	4	280
74	PARSHALL 3	Parshall	2	280
75	BEACH 3	Beach	4	266
76	FLASHER 39	Flasher	2	266
77	CENTER-STANTON 1	Center	2	265
78	EDGELEY 3	Edgeley	3	255
79	BELFIELD 13	Belfield	2	253
80	MINNEWAUKAN 5	Minnewaukan	2	253
81	GLENBURN 26	Glenburn	2	251
82	MAPLE VALLEY 4	Tower City	3	248
83	WISHEK 19	Wishek	2	247
84	NAPOLEON 2	Napoleon	2	246
85	WYNDMERE 42	Wyndmere	2	246
86	LINTON 36	Linton	2	245
87	MT PLEASANT 4	Rolla	2	245
88	HANKINSON 8	Hankinson	2	244
89	MAPLETON 7	Mapleton	1	239
90	BARNES COUNTY NORTH 7	Wimbledon	2	235
91	MOTT-REGENT 1	Mott	2	225
92	POWERS LAKE 27	Powers Lake	2	221
93	VALLEY-EDINBURG 118	Crystal	3	221
94	MILNOR 2	Milnor	4	214
95	SOLEN 3	Solen	3	214
96	CENTRAL VALLEY 3	Buxton	2	210
97	MEDINA 3	Medina	2	206
98	LAKOTA 66	Lakota	2	205
99	MANDAREE 36	Mandaree	2	204
100	WARWICK 29	Warwick	3	199
101	NORTH SARGENT 3	Gwinner	2	197
102	FESSENDEN-BOWDON 25	Fessenden	2	196
103	MIDWAY 128	Inkster	2	195
104	MANVEL 125	Manvel	1	192
105	UNDERWOOD 8	Underwood	2	191
106	SARGENT CENTRAL 6	Forman	2	189
107	DRAYTON 19	Drayton	2	182
108	TURTLE LAKE-MERCER 72	Turtle Lake	2	182
109	YELLOWSTONE 14	Fairview	2	181
110	MIDKOTA 7	Binford	2	177
111	FT TOTTEN 30	Fort Totten	2	176
112	LIDGERWOOD 28	Lidgerwood	2	176
113	WHITE SHIELD 85	Roseglen	2	174
114	ELGIN-NEW LEIPZIG 49	Elgin	2	168
115	GRENORA 99	Grenora	2	166
116	HOPE-PAGE 85	Hope	2	162
117	WESTHOPE 17	Westhope	2	161
118	PINGREE-BUCHANAN 10	Pingree	2	160
119	HATTON EIELSON 7	Hatton	2	157
120	HEBRON 13	Hebron	2	153
121	LITCHVILLE-MARION 46	Marion	2	150
122	HAZELTON-MOFFIT-BRADDOCK 6	Hazelton	2	144
123	SCRANTON 33	Scranton	2	135
124	MADDOCK 9	Maddock	2	135
125	MAX 50	Max	2	135
126	GLEN ULLIN 48	Glen Ullin	2	134
127	ROLETTE 29	Rolette	2	129
128	LEEDS 6	Leeds	2	126
129	KULM 7	Kulm	2	123
130	ASHLEY 9	Ashley	2	122
131	MCCLUSKY-GOODRICH 29	McClusky	2	115
132	STRASBURG 15	Strasburg	2	108
133	MONTPELIER 14	Montpelier	2	105
134	BILLINGS CO 1	Medora	2	101
135	EMERADO 127	Emerado	1	101
136	FINLEY-SHARON 19	Finley	2	101
137	GACKLE-STREETER 56	Gackle	2	100
138	FAIRMOUNT 18	Fairmount	2	99
139	BURKE CENTRAL 36	Lignite	2	95
140	SAWYER 16	Sawyer	2	94
141	MUNICH 19	Munich	2	93
142	BOWBELLS 14	Bowbells	2	92
143	NEWBURG-UNITED 54	Newburg	2	81
144	APPLE CREEK 39	Bismarck	1	78
145	DRAKE 57	Drake	1	75
146	SELFRIDGE 8	Selfridge	2	75
147	ANAMOOSE 14	Anamoose	1	73
148	ROOSEVELT 18	Carson	1	62
149	WING 28	Wing	2	62
150	FT YATES 4	Fort Yates	2	56
151	TWIN BUTTES 37	Halliday	1	55
152	STARKWEATHER 44	Starkweather	2	54
153	OBERON 16	Oberon	1	52
154	FORDVILLE-LANKIN 5	Fordville	2	50
155	MENOKEN 33	Menoken	1	50
156	LONE TREE 6	Golva	1	36
157	KENSAL 19	Kensal	2	28
158	SWEET BRIAR 17	Mandan	1	28
159	ZEELAND 4	Zeeland	2	27
160	LITTLE HEART 4	Saint Anthony	1	25
161	STERLING 35	Sterling	1	21
162	MARMOT SCHOOLS	Mandan	1	20
163	ND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	Devils Lake	1	16
164	NAUGHTON 25	Bismarck	1	16
165	FT RANSOM 6	Fort Ransom	0	12
166	MANNING 45	Bismarck	1	12
167	HORSE CREEK 32	Cartwright	1	11
168	MARMARTH 12	Marmarth	1	3

Data ranking

Largest school districts in North Dakota

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	BISMARCK 1 29 schools	Bismarck	14,098
2	WEST FARGO 6 26 schools	West Fargo	13,191
3	FARGO 1 26 schools	Fargo	11,444
4	GRAND FORKS 1 19 schools	Grand Forks	7,822
5	MINOT 1 21 schools	Minot	7,683
6	WILLISTON BASIN 7 11 schools	Williston	5,414
7	MANDAN 1 12 schools	Mandan	4,456
8	DICKINSON 1 12 schools	Dickinson	4,183
9	MCKENZIE CO 1 7 schools	Watford City	2,351
10	JAMESTOWN 1 7 schools	Jamestown	2,042
11	DEVILS LAKE 1 6 schools	Devils Lake	1,789
12	BELCOURT 7 4 schools	Belcourt	1,518
13	WAHPETON 37 4 schools	Wahpeton	1,224
14	CENTRAL CASS 17 3 schools	Casselton	1,027
15	GRAFTON 18 3 schools	Grafton	953
16	VALLEY CITY 2 5 schools	Valley City	943
17	NEW TOWN 1 4 schools	New Town	931
18	KINDRED 2 3 schools	Kindred	877
19	STANLEY 2 2 schools	Stanley	784
20	BEULAH 27 3 schools	Beulah	748
21	NORTHERN CASS 97 3 schools	Hunter	724
22	UNITED 7 2 schools	Des Lacs	712
23	THOMPSON 61 2 schools	Thompson	679
24	BOTTINEAU 1 2 schools	Bottineau	671
25	KILLDEER 16 2 schools	Killdeer	607

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Data ranking

Highest spending per pupil in North Dakota

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	MANDAREE 36 204 students	Mandaree	$38,659
2	SOLEN 3 214 students	Solen	$26,673
3	DUNSEITH 1 515 students	Dunseith	$23,276
4	BELCOURT 7 1,518 students	Belcourt	$22,582
5	BEACH 3 266 students	Beach	$20,767
6	ST JOHN 3 458 students	Saint John	$20,163
7	MINNEWAUKAN 5 253 students	Minnewaukan	$19,886
8	PARSHALL 3 280 students	Parshall	$19,573
9	DAKOTA PRAIRIE 1 288 students	Petersburg	$19,451
10	MILNOR 2 214 students	Milnor	$18,981
11	DIVIDE COUNTY 1 382 students	Crosby	$18,812
12	NORTH BORDER 100 332 students	Walhalla	$18,809
13	LEWIS AND CLARK 161 410 students	Berthold	$18,713
14	MT PLEASANT 4 245 students	Rolla	$18,340
15	LINTON 36 245 students	Linton	$18,145
16	TIOGA 15 544 students	Tioga	$18,145
17	VALLEY-EDINBURG 118 221 students	Crystal	$18,145
18	TGU 60 354 students	Towner	$17,982
19	FARGO 1 11,444 students	Fargo	$17,740
20	LAMOURE 8 296 students	LaMoure	$17,727
21	GLENBURN 26 251 students	Glenburn	$17,433
22	CENTER-STANTON 1 265 students	Center	$17,355
23	NEW TOWN 1 931 students	New Town	$17,294
24	KENMARE 28 291 students	Kenmare	$17,222
25	WASHBURN 4 377 students	Washburn	$17,221

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Data ranking

North Dakota high schools with broad reported program access

Counts reported AP, gifted, and computer-science program areas. This does not measure course quality, participation, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Areas offered
1	RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 11 AP courses	GRAND FORKS 1	3 of 3
2	CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 10 AP courses	GRAND FORKS 1	3 of 3
3	DEVILS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 5 AP courses	DEVILS LAKE 1	3 of 3
4	LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses	BISMARCK 1	2 of 3
5	WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses	WEST FARGO 6	2 of 3
6	FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses	FARGO 1	2 of 3
7	NORTH HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses	FARGO 1	2 of 3
8	SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 17 AP courses	FARGO 1	2 of 3
9	CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 15 AP courses	BISMARCK 1	2 of 3
10	WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 15 AP courses	WEST FARGO 6	2 of 3
11	BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 12 AP courses	BISMARCK 1	2 of 3
12	WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 8 AP courses	WILLISTON BASIN 7	2 of 3
13	MANDAN HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 7 AP courses	MANDAN 1	2 of 3
14	MINOT HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 7 AP courses	MINOT 1	2 of 3
15	JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 7 AP courses	JAMESTOWN 1	2 of 3
16	WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 5 AP courses	MCKENZIE CO 1	2 of 3
17	WAHPETON HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 3 AP courses	WAHPETON 37	2 of 3
18	CENTRAL CASS HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 3 AP courses	CENTRAL CASS 17	2 of 3
19	FORDVILLE-LANKIN HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 3 AP courses	FORDVILLE-LANKIN 5	2 of 3
20	HORACE HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 2 AP courses	WEST FARGO 6	2 of 3
21	BOTTINEAU JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 07–12 · 2 AP courses	BOTTINEAU 1	2 of 3
22	NORTHERN CASS HIGH SCHOOL 09–12 · 2 AP courses	NORTHERN CASS 97	2 of 3
23	DIVIDE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 07–12 · 2 AP courses	DIVIDE COUNTY 1	2 of 3
24	CARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 07–12 · 1 AP courses	CARRINGTON 49	2 of 3
25	OAKES HIGH SCHOOL 07–12 · 1 AP courses	OAKES 41	2 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.