The largest public schools in North Dakota

Legacy High School in Bismarck was North Dakota's largest public school in 2024-25, with 1,419 students.

Largest public schools in North Dakota, 2024-25Legacy High School 1,419; Century High School 1,406; West Fargo Sheyenne High School 1,400; West Fargo High School 1,380; Williston High School 1,370; Bismarck High School 1,367; Fargo Davies High School 1,277; Red River High School 1,190; Mandan High School 1,175; Horizon Middle School 1,124.05001k1.5kLegacy High School1,419Century High School1,406West Fargo Sheyenne High School1,400West Fargo High School1,380Williston High School1,370Bismarck High School1,367Fargo Davies High School1,277Red River High School1,190Mandan High School1,175Horizon Middle School1,124
Largest public schools in North Dakota, 2024-25Legacy High School 1,419; Century High School 1,406; West Fargo Sheyenne High School 1,400; West Fargo High School 1,380; Williston High School 1,370; Bismarck High School 1,367; Fargo Davies High School 1,277; Red River High School 1,190; Mandan High School 1,175; Horizon Middle School 1,124.05001k1.5kLegacy High School1,419Century High School1,406West Fargo Sheyenne High School1,400West Fargo High School1,380Williston High School1,370Bismarck High School1,367Fargo Davies High School1,277Red River High School1,190Mandan High School1,175Horizon Middle School1,124
Largest public schools in North Dakota, 2024-25Legacy High School 1,419; Century High School 1,406; West Fargo Sheyenne High School 1,400; West Fargo High School 1,380; Williston High School 1,370; Bismarck High School 1,367; Fargo Davies High School 1,277; Red River High School 1,190; Mandan High School 1,175; Horizon Middle School 1,124.05001k1.5kLegacy High School1,419Century High School1,406West Fargo Sheyenne High School1,400West Fargo High School1,380Williston High School1,370Bismarck High School1,367Fargo Davies High School1,277Red River High School1,190Mandan High School1,175Horizon Middle School1,124
Largest public schools in North Dakota, 2024-25Legacy High School 1,419; Century High School 1,406; West Fargo Sheyenne High School 1,400; West Fargo High School 1,380; Williston High School 1,370; Bismarck High School 1,367; Fargo Davies High School 1,277; Red River High School 1,190; Mandan High School 1,175; Horizon Middle School 1,124.05001k1.5kLegacy High School1,419Century High School1,406West Fargo Sheyenne High School1,400West Fargo High School1,380Williston High School1,370Bismarck High School1,367Fargo Davies High School1,277Red River High School1,190Mandan High School1,175Horizon Middle School1,124

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The 50 largest, with their teachers

SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Legacy High SchoolBismarck1,41916.8No
Century High SchoolBismarck1,40616.4No
West Fargo Sheyenne High SchoolWest Fargo1,40014.0No
West Fargo High SchoolWest Fargo1,38013.3No
Williston High SchoolWilliston1,37014.0No
Bismarck High SchoolBismarck1,36716.1No
Fargo Davies High SchoolFargo1,27713.3No
Red River High SchoolGrand Forks1,19014.0No
Mandan High SchoolMandan1,17516.1No
Horizon Middle SchoolBismarck1,12415.2No
Central High SchoolGrand Forks1,11513.6No
North High SchoolFargo1,11013.2No
Liberty Middle SchoolWest Fargo1,10310.5No
Magic City Campus High SchoolMinot1,08614.2No
Simle Middle SchoolBismarck1,05314.5No
The other 35 on the list
SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Dickinson High SchoolDickinson1,02214.9No
Wachter Middle SchoolBismarck1,01214.6No
Cheney Middle SchoolWest Fargo1,00611.7No
Mandan Middle SchoolMandan1,00316.4No
Discovery Middle SchoolFargo99213.4No
Dickinson Middle SchoolDickinson94415.7No
South High SchoolFargo89811.2No
Ben Franklin Middle SchoolFargo87312.1No
Heritage Middle SchoolHorace79910.1No
Horace High SchoolHorace7857.5No
Jamestown High SchoolJamestown72213.0No
Carl Ben Eielson Middle SchoolFargo67711.6No
Fox Hills Elementary SchoolWatford City66315.8No
Centennial Elementary SchoolFargo63915.2No
Bennett Elementary SchoolFargo62217.0No
Lincoln Elementary SchoolLincoln60511.7No
Turtle Mountain Community Elementary SchoolBelcourt6058.1No
Victor Solheim Elementary SchoolBismarck58815.2No
Erik Ramstad Middle SchoolMinot58414.0No
Schroeder Middle SchoolGrand Forks5697.5No
Discovery Elementary SchoolGrand Forks56717.7No
Watford City High SchoolWatford City56612.9No
Turtle Mountain Community High SchoolBelcourt55710.7No
Osgood Elementary SchoolFargo55412.6No
Independence Elementary SchoolFargo55313.2No
Devils Lake High SchoolDevils Lake55213.5No
South Middle SchoolGrand Forks5496.2No
Horace Elementary SchoolHorace54814.6No
Edwin Loe Elementary SchoolNew Town54612.4No
Badlands Elementary SchoolWatford City53812.0No
Brooks Harbor Elementary SchoolWest Fargo53714.7No
Central Middle SchoolDevils Lake53613.8No
Century Elementary SchoolGrafton5328.9No
Elk Ridge Elementary SchoolBismarck51017.5No
Watford City Middle SchoolWatford City50914.1No

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25