Public schools in North Dakota
514 operating public schools in 169 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
514
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
119,656
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
10,327.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
11.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 3 North Dakota districts have full profiles so far; search all 169.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck 1 | Bismarck | 29 | 14,086 | 14.5 |
| West Fargo 6 | West Fargo | 26 | 13,175 | — |
| Fargo 1 | Fargo | 26 | 11,443 | 11.6 |
| Grand Forks 1 | Grand Forks | 18 | 7,811 | 10.7 |
| Minot 1 | Minot | 21 | 7,668 | — |
| Williston Basin 7 | Williston | 11 | 5,413 | 14.2 |
| Mandan 1 | Mandan | 12 | 4,451 | 15.4 |
| Dickinson 1 | Dickinson | 12 | 4,177 | 11.3 |
| Mckenzie Co 1 | Watford City | 7 | 2,349 | 13.9 |
| Jamestown 1 | Jamestown | 7 | 2,032 | — |
| Devils Lake 1 | Devils Lake | 5 | 1,786 | 13.3 |
| Belcourt 7 | Belcourt | 4 | 1,518 | 7.8 |
| Wahpeton 37 | Wahpeton | 4 | 1,221 | 15 |
| Central Cass 17 | Casselton | 3 | 1,026 | 15.1 |
| Grafton 18 | Grafton | 3 | 953 | 9.7 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 17.7% | |
| Suburb | 6.4% | |
| Town | 9.3% | |
| Rural | 66.5% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 280 | |
| High | 180 | |
| Middle | 44 | |
| Prekindergarten | 9 | |
| Not applicable | 1 |
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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