Bismarck 1
Public school district based in Bismarck, North Dakota. NCES district ID 3800014; state ID ND-08001.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
29
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
14,086
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
969.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 337 | |
| Kindergarten | 917 | |
| Grade 1 | 999 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,059 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,141 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,088 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,067 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,064 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,086 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,039 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,121 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,066 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,102 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,000 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7.0% | |
| Asian | 1.5% | |
| Black or African American | 2.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1.3% | |
| Two or more races | 7.2% | |
| White | 74.7% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.4% | |
| Male | 51.6% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 25, Rural 4.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy High School Bismarck | 9–12 | Regular | 1,419 | 84.5 | 16.8 | City: Small |
| Century High School Bismarck | 9–12 | Regular | 1,406 | 85.5 | 16.4 | City: Small |
| Bismarck High School Bismarck | 9–12 | Regular | 1,367 | 85.0 | 16.1 | City: Small |
| Horizon Middle School Bismarck | 6–8 | Regular | 1,124 | 73.9 | 15.2 | City: Small |
| Simle Middle School Bismarck | 6–8 | Regular | 1,053 | 72.7 | 14.5 | City: Small |
| Wachter Middle School Bismarck | 6–8 | Regular | 1,012 | 69.2 | 14.6 | City: Small |
| Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln | K–5 | Regular | 605 | 51.8 | 11.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Victor Solheim Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 588 | 38.7 | 15.2 | City: Small |
| Elk Ridge Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 510 | 29.2 | 17.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Robert Place Miller Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 485 | 33.8 | 14.4 | City: Small |
| Liberty Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 470 | 29.9 | 15.7 | City: Small |
| Sunrise Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 445 | 31.3 | 14.2 | City: Small |
| Northridge Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 410 | 36.5 | 11.2 | City: Small |
| Dorothy Moses Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 390 | 30.5 | 12.8 | City: Small |
| Centennial Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 390 | 29.3 | 13.3 | City: Small |
| Silver Ranch Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 386 | 23.4 | 16.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rita Murphy Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 367 | 25.2 | 14.6 | City: Small |
| Becep Center Bismarck | PK | Regular | 337 | 23.9 | 14.1 | City: Small |
| Jeannette Myhre Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 258 | 22.4 | 11.5 | City: Small |
| Will-Moore Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 232 | 24.0 | 9.7 | City: Small |
| Pioneer Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 203 | 19.2 | 10.6 | City: Small |
| Grimsrud Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 180 | 17.7 | 10.2 | City: Small |
| Prairie Rose Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 136 | 9.5 | 14.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 113 | 8.2 | 13.7 | City: Small |
| Highland Acres Elementary School Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 103 | 7.0 | 14.7 | City: Small |
| South Central Alternative High School Bismarck | 9–12 | Regular | 97 | 6.7 | 14.5 | City: Small |
| Bismarck Elementary Virtual Academy Bismarck | K–5 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
| Bismarck High Virtual Academy Bismarck | 9–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
| Bismarck Middle Virtual Academy Bismarck | 6–8 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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