Best High Schools in North Dakota

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 13)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
380001400047	1	Century High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Century Ave	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4900	1,427	86	16.6	12.4%	1,180 (82.7%)	42 (2.9%)	49 (3.4%)	24 (1.7%)	59 (4.1%)	7 (0.5%)	66 (4.6%)	$11,892			$1,333			$10,559	77.8	81.3	3	2
380813000254	2	Central High School	Public	9-12	115 N 4th St	Grand Forks	58203	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2375	1,093	84	13	32.5%	725 (66.3%)	53 (4.8%)	132 (12.1%)	13 (1.2%)	42 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (11.7%)	$11,928			$1,474			$10,453	73.1	41.5	7	5
380678000855	3	Fargo Davies High School	Public	9-12	7150 25th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-5600	1,363	93	14.5	19.4%	1,005 (73.7%)	232 (17.0%)	40 (2.9%)	54 (4.0%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	$13,489			$1,498			$11,991	66.6	83.8	1	2
380678000208	4	South High School	Public	9-12	1840 15th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-2000	961	81	11.8	32.5%	632 (65.8%)	135 (14.0%)	69 (7.2%)	54 (5.6%)	36 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	31 (3.2%)	$16,470			$1,846			$14,624	66.1			(n/a)
380678000205	5	North High School	Public	9-12	801 17th Ave N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-2400	1,083	81	13.3	25.7%	842 (77.7%)	68 (6.3%)	60 (5.5%)	20 (1.8%)	44 (4.1%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (4.2%)	$13,768			$1,416			$12,352	64.4	81.9	2	3
380813000261	6	Red River High School	Public	9-12	2211 17th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2400	1,137	80	14.1	20.1%	811 (71.3%)	62 (5.5%)	85 (7.5%)	53 (4.7%)	30 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (8.4%)	$13,119			$2,318			$10,801	53	60.1	4	2
381941000683	7	West Fargo High School	Public	9-12	801 9th St E	West Fargo	58078	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2050	1,423	106	13.4	31.9%	960 (67.5%)	233 (16.4%)	88 (6.2%)	42 (3.0%)	37 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.4%)	$13,270			$1,143			$12,127	45.2	55.9	6	1
380001400866	8	Legacy High School	Public	9-12	3400 E Calgary Ave	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4850	1,418	82	17.2	15.9%	1,167 (82.3%)	51 (3.6%)	37 (2.6%)	8 (0.6%)	83 (5.9%)	12 (0.8%)	60 (4.2%)	$11,158			$1,318			$9,840	43.4	35.4	9	1
380001400045	9	Bismarck High School	Public	9-12	800 N 8th St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4800	1,333	78	17	26.7%	959 (71.9%)	37 (2.8%)	59 (4.4%)	10 (0.8%)	167 (12.5%)	12 (0.9%)	89 (6.7%)	$12,196			$1,442			$10,754	41	59.9	5	4
381182000387	10	Mandan High School	Public	9-12	905 8th Ave NW	Mandan	58554	Morton County	Mandan 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 751-6501	1,138	73	15.5	25.0%	895 (78.6%)	32 (2.8%)	72 (6.3%)	7 (0.6%)	95 (8.3%)	5 (0.4%)	32 (2.8%)	$12,044			$276			$11,768	40.4	37.9	8	2

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NDSA Mathematics, NDSA Reading, NDSA Science test scores released by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 13, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds