North Dakota · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced School Districts in North Dakota

Top 35 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

35
Districts ranked
91,137
Students enrolled
44/100
Avg quality score
C
Top grade

The ranking in one line

Jamestown 1 in Jamestown leads North Dakota's districts with an average school quality score of 58.3/100 across 7 schools.

58.3/100
top district score (grade C)
7
schools in Jamestown 1
2,167
students in the top district
44/100
average across the top 35
# District GradeAvg Quality
1 Jamestown 1 Jamestown C 58.3
2 Hillsboro 9 Hillsboro C 56.3
3 Kindred 2 Kindred C 56
4 Northern Cass 97 Hunter C 55.7
5 South Prairie 70 Minot C- 53.5
6 Thompson 61 Thompson C- 52.5
7 Valley City 2 Valley City D 48.5
8 Grand Forks 1 Grand Forks D 48.2
9 Nedrose 4 Minot D 48
10 Lisbon 19 Lisbon D 47.7
11 West Fargo 6 West Fargo D 47.5
12 Fargo 1 Fargo D 46.4
13 Central Cass 17 Casselton D 46
14 Killdeer 16 Killdeer D 46
15 Rugby 5 Rugby D 46
16 May-Port Cg 14 Mayville D 46
17 New Town 1 New Town D 45
18 Bismarck 1 Bismarck D 44.8
19 Grafton 18 Grafton D 44
20 Bottineau 1 Bottineau D 44
21 Beulah 27 Beulah D 42
22 Carrington 49 Carrington D 41.5
23 Devils Lake 1 Devils Lake D 41.2
24 Minot 1 Minot D 41.2
25 Hazen 3 Hazen D 40.7
26 Tioga 15 Tioga D 40
27 Dickinson 1 Dickinson F 39.5
28 Mckenzie Co 1 Watford City F 39.4
29 United 7 Des Lacs F 39
30 Wahpeton 37 Wahpeton F 37.8
31 Dunseith 1 Dunseith F 35.5
32 Williston Basin 7 Williston F 35.1
33 Belcourt 7 Belcourt F 34.5
34 Stanley 2 Stanley F 30.5
35 Mandan 1 Mandan F 29.6

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best school districts in North Dakota? ▼

The top-ranked district in North Dakota is Jamestown 1 in Jamestown with 2,167 students across 7 schools. Average quality score: 58.3/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.

How are district rankings calculated? ▼

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.

How many school districts are in North Dakota? ▼

North Dakota has 35+ school districts serving 118,286 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.

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Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.