North Dakota · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in North Dakota

The 50 public schools in North Dakota with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Kenmare Elementary School runs North Dakota's smallest classes at 6.5:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 11.8:1.

6.5:1
smallest classes (Kenmare Elementary School): 50
listed schools below the state average: 11.8:1
North Dakota average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Kenmare Elementary SchoolKenmare	129	Other	Kenmare 28	-45%	6.5:1
2	Beach High SchoolBeach	111	Other	Beach 3	-45%	6.5:1
3	Divide County High SchoolCrosby	161	Other	Divide County 1	-43%	6.7:1
4	Hankinson High SchoolHankinson	108	Other	Hankinson 8	-42%	6.8:1
5	New Town Middle SchoolNew Town	126	Middle	New Town 1	-41%	7:1
6	Madison Elementary SchoolFargo	134	Elementary	Fargo 1	-40%	7.1:1
7	Emerado Elementary SchoolEmerado	101	Other	Emerado 127	-39%	7.2:1
8	North Sargent Elementary SchoolGwinner	131	Other	North Sargent 3	-38%	7.3:1
9	Grafton Junior High SchoolGrafton	137	Middle	Grafton 18	-36%	7.6:1
10	Mckinley Elementary SchoolFargo	169	Elementary	Fargo 1	-35%	7.7:1
11	Parshall Elementary SchoolParshall	141	Other	Parshall 3	-34%	7.8:1
12	White Shield Elementary SchoolWhite Shield	117	Elementary	White Shield 85	-34%	7.8:1
13	Minto Elementary SchoolMinto	220	Other	Minto 20	-33%	7.9:1
14	Lamoure Elementary SchoolLaMoure	157	Other	Lamoure 8	-30%	8.3:1
15	Four Winds Community High SchoolFort Totten	159	High	Ft Totten 30	-29%	8.4:1
16	North Border-Pembina Elementary SchoolPembina	109	Other	North Border 100	-29%	8.4:1
17	Barnes County North Elementary SchoolWimbledon	161	Other	Barnes County North 7	-28%	8.5:1
18	Mandaree Elementary SchoolMandaree	136	Other	Mandaree 36	-28%	8.5:1
19	Jim Hill Middle SchoolMinot	505	Middle	Minot 1	-27%	8.6:1
20	Dunseith Elementary SchoolDunseith	236	Other	Dunseith 1	-26%	8.7:1
21	Midway Elementary SchoolInkster	141	Other	Midway 128	-25%	8.8:1
22	Century Elementary SchoolGrafton	532	Other	Grafton 18	-25%	8.9:1
23	Kindred Elementary SchoolKindred	411	Other	Kindred 2	-23%	9.1:1
24	Enderlin Area Elementary SchoolEnderlin	136	Other	Enderlin Area 24	-23%	9.1:1
25	North Border-Walhalla Elementary SchoolWalhalla	128	Other	North Border 100	-23%	9.1:1
26	Kindred High SchoolKindred	258	Other	Kindred 2	-22%	9.2:1
27	Winship Elementary SchoolGrand Forks	212	Other	Grand Forks 1	-22%	9.2:1
28	Drayton Elementary SchoolDrayton	120	Other	Drayton 19	-22%	9.2:1
29	Ellendale Elementary SchoolEllendale	120	Other	Ellendale 40	-22%	9.2:1
30	Jefferson Elementary SchoolFargo	270	Elementary	Fargo 1	-21%	9.3:1
31	Mt Pleasant Elementary SchoolRolla	112	Other	Mt Pleasant 4	-21%	9.3:1
32	Valley Middle SchoolGrand Forks	508	Middle	Grand Forks 1	-20%	9.4:1
33	Lincoln Elementary SchoolFargo	330	Elementary	Fargo 1	-20%	9.4:1
34	Medina Elementary SchoolMedina	103	Other	Medina 3	-20%	9.4:1
35	Langdon Area High SchoolLangdon	181	Other	Langdon Area 23	-19%	9.5:1
36	May-Port Cg High SchoolMayville	143	High	May-Port Cg 14	-19%	9.5:1
37	Taylor-Richardton Elementary SchoolTaylor	142	Other	Richardton-Taylor 34	-19%	9.5:1
38	Glenburn High SchoolGlenburn	105	Other	Glenburn 26	-19%	9.5:1
39	Turtle Mountain Community Middle SchoolBelcourt	318	Middle	Belcourt 7	-19%	9.6:1
40	Bowman Co Elementary SchoolBowman	230	Elementary	Bowman Co 1	-19%	9.6:1
41	Cannon Ball Elementary SchoolCannon Ball	115	Other	Solen 3	-19%	9.6:1
42	Eagles Elementary SchoolFargo	292	Elementary	Fargo 1	-18%	9.7:1
43	Nedrose High SchoolMinot	292	Other	Nedrose 4	-18%	9.7:1
44	Wilder Elementary SchoolGrand Forks	184	Other	Grand Forks 1	-18%	9.7:1
45	Custer Elementary SchoolMandan	126	Other	Mandan 1	-18%	9.7:1
46	Turtle Mountain Community High SchoolBelcourt	557	High	Belcourt 7	-16%	9.9:1
47	Ed Clapp Elementary SchoolFargo	444	Elementary	Fargo 1	-16%	9.9:1
48	Dunseith High SchoolDunseith	278	Other	Dunseith 1	-16%	9.9:1
49	Jeannette Myhre Elementary SchoolBismarck	258	Elementary	Bismarck 1	-16%	9.9:1
50	Dakota Prairie Elementary SchoolMcVille	158	Other	Dakota Prairie 1	-16%	9.9:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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