Highest Spending Districts in North Dakota

Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.

$54,494
Top Spender
KILLDEER 16
$18,910
Avg Per-Pupil
35
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
# District Per-Pupil $
1. KILLDEER 16 Killdeer $54,494
2. NEW TOWN 1 New Town $31,785
3. DUNSEITH 1 Dunseith $28,008
4. MCKENZIE CO 1 Watford City $26,594
5. BELCOURT 7 Belcourt $24,370
6. THOMPSON 61 Thompson $20,185
7. TIOGA 15 Tioga $19,875
8. MANDAN 1 Mandan $19,029
9. NORTHERN CASS 97 Hunter $18,664
10. FARGO 1 Fargo $18,379
11. BOTTINEAU 1 Bottineau $18,236
12. BEULAH 27 Beulah $18,116
13. RUGBY 5 Rugby $17,943
14. WEST FARGO 6 West Fargo $17,878
15. BISMARCK 1 Bismarck $17,656
16. WAHPETON 37 Wahpeton $17,098
17. MINOT 1 Minot $16,899
18. GRAND FORKS 1 Grand Forks $16,806
19. KINDRED 2 Kindred $16,617
20. STANLEY 2 Stanley $16,377
21. DICKINSON 1 Dickinson $16,043
22. JAMESTOWN 1 Jamestown $15,817
23. DEVILS LAKE 1 Devils Lake $15,613
24. LISBON 19 Lisbon $15,612
25. GRAFTON 18 Grafton $15,353
26. CARRINGTON 49 Carrington $15,122
27. SOUTH PRAIRIE 70 Minot $15,098
28. CENTRAL CASS 17 Casselton $15,077
29. WILLISTON BASIN 7 Williston $15,028
30. VALLEY CITY 2 Valley City $14,990
31. MAY-PORT CG 14 Mayville $14,877
32. HILLSBORO 9 Hillsboro $14,816
33. UNITED 7 Des Lacs $14,742
34. HAZEN 3 Hazen $14,341
35. NEDROSE 4 Minot $14,297

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Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.

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