North Dakota · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in North Dakota 101 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026
51 State avg score
49 National avg score
101 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Dunseith 1 ranks first in North Dakota for funding equity at 96/100, in a state whose districts average 51 against a national average of 49.
96/100 top score (Dunseith 1)
$23,276 per-pupil spending in the top district
18 districts scoring 70 or higher
14 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Dunseith 1 548 $23,276 100.0% 7.0% 96 2 Solen 3 214 $26,673 100.0% 7.2% 96 3 Warwick 29 223 $26,520 100.0% 4.1% 94 4 Milnor 2 210 $18,981 48.0% 28.1% 91 5 St John 3 447 $20,163 100.0% 5.0% 89 6 Midway 128 200 $18,730 34.5% 29.1% 88 7 New Town 1 994 $17,294 39.6% 12.8% 86 8 Minnewaukan 5 297 $19,886 86.3% 12.9% 85 9 Valley-Edinburg 118 207 $18,145 29.0% 28.1% 84 10 Belcourt 7 1,588 $22,582 100.0% 1.1% 83 11 Ft Totten 30 200 $21,415 100.0% 2.5% 83 12 North Border 100 325 $18,809 17.7% 33.7% 81 13 Beach 3 275 $20,767 35.3% 36.2% 79 14 Dakota Prairie 1 295 $19,451 20.8% 35.6% 78 15 Mt Pleasant 4 256 $18,340 30.2% 33.3% 77 16 Linton 36 242 $18,145 17.3% 35.0% 76 17 Parshall 3 286 $19,573 44.9% 38.7% 75 18 Lamoure 8 260 $17,727 44.1% 36.1% 75 19 Glenburn 26 254 $17,433 31.9% 37.7% 69 20 Fargo 1 11,431 $17,740 36.6% 36.1% 68 21 Enderlin Area 24 309 $16,129 25.2% 31.3% 68 22 Divide County 1 383 $18,812 17.4% 69.7% 66 23 Tgu 60 340 $17,982 24.9% 40.7% 65 24 Medina 3 211 $16,536 22.3% 28.7% 65 25 Underwood 8 224 $16,625 21.4% 39.4% 64 26 Grand Forks 1 7,604 $15,253 27.6% 27.3% 63 27 Center-Stanton 1 248 $17,355 31.1% 35.7% 62 28 Washburn 4 335 $17,221 5.7% 34.5% 60 29 Kenmare 28 302 $17,222 20.8% 40.3% 60 30 Napoleon 2 246 $16,484 20.7% 24.7% 60 31 Mott-Regent 1 233 $16,352 27.5% 50.5% 60 32 Minto 20 308 $12,581 38.9% 22.1% 58 33 Lewis and Clark 161 401 $18,713 12.6% 55.3% 57 34 Harvey 38 394 $16,256 21.3% 34.5% 57 35 Powers Lake 27 239 $17,151 11.2% 45.9% 56 36 Maple Valley 4 238 $16,744 17.4% 52.2% 56 37 Hankinson 8 237 $16,599 12.7% 32.3% 56 38 Jamestown 1 2,167 $13,986 28.0% 24.4% 54 39 Langdon Area 23 415 $16,870 15.6% 55.5% 52 40 Alexander 2 321 $16,664 24.6% 80.5% 52 41 Wyndmere 42 266 $15,688 10.3% 30.5% 52 42 Minot 1 7,715 $15,223 25.4% 29.3% 51 43 Kidder County 1 403 $14,504 18.1% 31.4% 51 44 Wishek 19 234 $16,235 24.8% 30.3% 51 45 Grafton 18 949 $11,865 37.0% 20.9% 50 46 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1 317 $16,877 13.9% 39.4% 50 47 Richardton-Taylor 34 315 $16,514 20.8% 46.6% 50 48 Barnes County North 7 249 $16,442 23.8% 51.6% 50 49 Bottineau 1 660 $15,094 24.9% 36.6% 49 50 Eight Mile 6 325 $17,037 36.4% 39.4% 49 51 Hettinger 13 294 $15,776 20.8% 46.5% 49 52 New England 9 292 $15,668 32.5% 38.5% 48 53 Flasher 39 271 $14,524 21.0% 30.5% 48 54 Hillsboro 9 508 $13,293 14.4% 29.8% 46 55 New Salem-Almont 49 365 $16,186 13.3% 46.3% 46 56 Bismarck 1 13,976 $14,558 27.0% 28.0% 45 57 Surrey 41 423 $12,846 8.0% 21.9% 45 58 Cavalier 6 412 $14,085 17.3% 30.0% 45 59 North Star 10 299 $13,532 22.2% 31.8% 45 60 Edgeley 3 260 $16,027 40.4% 38.6% 45 61 Devils Lake 1 1,737 $14,196 32.7% 29.6% 44 62 Tioga 15 523 $18,145 9.9% 57.3% 44 63 Wilton 1 278 $14,356 12.3% 33.7% 44 64 Belfield 13 267 $15,547 22.1% 41.7% 44 65 Rugby 5 607 $15,723 16.6% 36.8% 43 66 Lisbon 19 628 $13,573 16.2% 26.6% 42 67 Nedrose 4 601 $13,298 24.5% 32.9% 42 68 Killdeer 16 646 $16,034 17.2% 63.6% 41 69 Velva 1 441 $15,562 17.5% 38.0% 40 70 Garrison 51 388 $15,606 14.1% 38.9% 39 71 Griggs County Central 18 266 $14,259 29.4% 35.3% 39 72 New Rockford-Sheyenne 2 334 $14,168 18.9% 30.7% 38 73 Mandan 1 4,344 $14,124 32.5% 31.5% 37 74 Wahpeton 37 1,201 $13,897 25.6% 28.3% 37 75 Valley City 2 1,036 $13,719 27.3% 31.7% 35 76 Northwood 129 334 $15,102 15.6% 36.4% 35 77 Richland 44 286 $14,937 10.2% 33.0% 35 78 Mapleton 7 216 $15,500 6.5% 42.2% 35 79 Central Valley 3 211 $14,706 16.2% 36.7% 34 80 United 7 704 $13,615 10.2% 29.0% 33 81 May-Port Cg 14 508 $13,075 12.3% 35.0% 33 82 Bowman Co 1 498 $16,052 15.5% 46.3% 33 83 Larimore 44 390 $13,874 18.6% 34.1% 33 84 West Fargo 6 12,680 $13,666 23.3% 35.6% 32 85 Kindred 2 916 $11,122 5.0% 40.2% 31 86 Dickinson 1 3,954 $14,504 22.5% 35.7% 30 87 Park River Area 8 485 $11,522 19.3% 28.7% 30 88 Oakes 41 491 $12,499 13.8% 32.5% 27 89 Mckenzie Co 1 2,004 $15,006 29.3% 69.6% 26 90 Northern Cass 97 690 $13,433 4.9% 34.1% 26 91 Thompson 61 656 $10,067 1.4% 24.2% 26 92 Hazen 3 570 $13,607 11.1% 32.0% 26 93 Nesson 2 427 $15,960 11.7% 65.4% 26 94 South Heart 9 406 $14,271 7.5% 46.5% 25 95 Ellendale 40 339 $13,619 17.6% 43.1% 25 96 South Prairie 70 533 $12,756 15.8% 34.3% 24 97 Beulah 27 761 $12,708 15.1% 39.1% 19 98 Williston Basin 7 5,294 $13,026 18.1% 43.8% 16 99 Central Cass 17 1,036 $12,242 8.8% 34.6% 16 100 Stanley 2 755 $13,713 17.4% 59.6% 14 101 Carrington 49 613 $12,062 12.7% 48.7% 10
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.