Directory
All 168 North Dakota school districts
By county
Districts by county
North Dakota’s 168 public school systems span 53 counties.
Adams County · 1 district
Barnes County · 2 districts
Benson County · 6 districts
Minnewaukan 5 School District
253 students
Warwick 29 School District199 students
Ft Totten 30 School District176 students
Maddock 9 School District135 students
Leeds 6 School District126 students
Oberon 16 School District52 students
Billings County · 1 district
Bottineau County · 3 districts
Bottineau 1 School District
671 students
Westhope 17 School District161 students
Newburg-United 54 School District81 students
Bowman County · 2 districts
Burke County · 3 districts
Powers Lake 27 School District
221 students
Burke Central 36 School District95 students
Bowbells 14 School District92 students
Burleigh County · 7 districts
Bismarck 1 School District
14,098 students
Apple Creek 39 School District78 students
Wing 28 School District62 students
Menoken 33 School District50 students
Sterling 35 School District21 students
Naughton 25 School District16 students
Manning 45 School District12 students
Cass County · 7 districts
West Fargo 6 School District
13,191 students
Fargo 1 School District11,444 students
Central Cass 17 School District1,027 students
Kindred 2 School District877 students
Northern Cass 97 School District724 students
Maple Valley 4 School District248 students
Mapleton 7 School District239 students
Cavalier County · 2 districts
Dickey County · 2 districts
Divide County · 1 district
Dunn County · 2 districts
Eddy County · 1 district
Emmons County · 3 districts
Linton 36 School District
245 students
Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 6 School District144 students
Strasburg 15 School District108 students
Foster County · 1 district
Golden Valley County · 2 districts
Grand Forks County · 7 districts
Grand Forks 1 School District
7,822 students
Thompson 61 School District679 students
Larimore 44 School District417 students
Northwood 129 School District337 students
Midway 128 School District195 students
Manvel 125 School District192 students
Emerado 127 School District101 students
Grant County · 2 districts
Griggs County · 2 districts
Hettinger County · 2 districts
Kidder County · 1 district
Lamoure County · 4 districts
Lamoure 8 School District
296 students
Edgeley 3 School District255 students
Litchville-Marion 46 School District150 students
Kulm 7 School District123 students
Logan County · 2 districts
Mchenry County · 4 districts
Velva 1 School District
440 students
Tgu 60 School District354 students
Drake 57 School District75 students
Anamoose 14 School District73 students
Mcintosh County · 3 districts
Wishek 19 School District
247 students
Ashley 9 School District122 students
Zeeland 4 School District27 students
Mckenzie County · 5 districts
Mckenzie Co 1 School District
2,351 students
Alexander 2 School District309 students
Mandaree 36 School District204 students
Yellowstone 14 School District181 students
Horse Creek 32 School District11 students
Mclean County · 7 districts
Garrison 51 School District
396 students
Washburn 4 School District377 students
Wilton 1 School District283 students
Underwood 8 School District191 students
Turtle Lake-Mercer 72 School District182 students
White Shield 85 School District174 students
Max 50 School District135 students
Mercer County · 2 districts
Morton County · 8 districts
Mandan 1 School District
4,456 students
New Salem-Almont 49 School District378 students
Flasher 39 School District266 students
Hebron 13 School District153 students
Glen Ullin 48 School District134 students
Sweet Briar 17 School District28 students
Little Heart 4 School District25 students
Marmot Schools20 students
Mountrail County · 3 districts
New Town 1 School District
931 students
Stanley 2 School District784 students
Parshall 3 School District280 students
Nelson County · 2 districts
Oliver County · 1 district
Pembina County · 4 districts
Cavalier 6 School District
385 students
North Border 100 School District332 students
Valley-Edinburg 118 School District221 students
Drayton 19 School District182 students
Pierce County · 1 district
Ramsey County · 3 districts
Devils Lake 1 School District
1,789 students
Starkweather 44 School District54 students
Nd School for the Deaf School District16 students
Ransom County · 3 districts
Lisbon 19 School District
601 students
Enderlin Area 24 School District302 students
Ft Ransom 6 School District12 students
Renville County · 2 districts
Richland County · 6 districts
Wahpeton 37 School District
1,224 students
Richland 44 School District310 students
Wyndmere 42 School District246 students
Hankinson 8 School District244 students
Lidgerwood 28 School District176 students
Fairmount 18 School District99 students
Rolette County · 5 districts
Belcourt 7 School District
1,518 students
Dunseith 1 School District515 students
St John 3 School District458 students
Mt Pleasant 4 School District245 students
Rolette 29 School District129 students
Sargent County · 3 districts
Milnor 2 School District
214 students
North Sargent 3 School District197 students
Sargent Central 6 School District189 students
Sheridan County · 1 district
Sioux County · 3 districts
Solen 3 School District
214 students
Selfridge 8 School District75 students
Ft Yates 4 School District56 students
Slope County · 1 district
Stark County · 4 districts
Dickinson 1 School District
4,183 students
South Heart 9 School District437 students
Richardton-Taylor 34 School District337 students
Belfield 13 School District253 students
Steele County · 2 districts
Stutsman County · 5 districts
Jamestown 1 School District
2,042 students
Medina 3 School District206 students
Pingree-Buchanan 10 School District160 students
Montpelier 14 School District105 students
Kensal 19 School District28 students
Towner County · 1 district
Traill County · 4 districts
May-Port Cg 14 School District
517 students
Hillsboro 9 School District494 students
Central Valley 3 School District210 students
Hatton Eielson 7 School District157 students
Walsh County · 4 districts
Grafton 18 School District
953 students
Park River Area 8 School District471 students
Minto 20 School District296 students
Fordville-Lankin 5 School District50 students
Ward County · 8 districts
Minot 1 School District
7,683 students
United 7 School District712 students
South Prairie 70 School District566 students
Nedrose 4 School District565 students
Surrey 41 School District439 students
Lewis and Clark 161 School District410 students
Kenmare 28 School District291 students
Sawyer 16 School District94 students
Wells County · 2 districts
Williams County · 5 districts
How North Dakota funds schools
The integrated per-student formula
North Dakota funds districts through an integrated per-student formula (NDCC ch. 15.1-27): a legislatively set base per-student payment — about $11,293 per pupil for 2025–26 after a 2% increase — is multiplied by weighted student units for district size and program need, then the district’s local share (60 mills plus most in-lieu revenue) is deducted and the state pays the remainder. Statewide taxes now cover roughly three-quarters of K-12 costs.
Statewide, North Dakota public schools draw about 51.9% of revenue from the state, 38.3% local and 9.8% federal (NEA, Rankings & Estimates 2026). Current figures are published by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
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About this data
Enrollment, schools, staffing and locale reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); county grouping uses the NCES county field; funding context from the North Dakota Legislative Assembly (the integrated per-student formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Latest available; may lag the current year. Related: state guides · Data Explorer.