North Dakota school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 168 regular districts, 166 report 2024–25 enrollment and 165 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 166 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	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

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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.

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.

North Dakota high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
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.