Best High Schools in North Dakota

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 125)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
31	Oakes High School	Public	7-12	804 Main Ave	Oakes	58474	Dickey County	Oakes 41	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 742-3234	228	15	15.2	22.4%	191 (83.8%)	5 (2.2%)	22 (9.6%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,333			$239			$10,094	69.4	41	77	46		381450000514
32	Napoleon High School	Public	7-12	615 3rd St E	Napoleon	58561	Logan County	Napoleon 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 754-2244	107	7	16.3	37.4%	100 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,680			$158			$13,522	69	42	75	43		381351000469
33	Park River Area High School	Public	7-12	704 5th St W	Park River	58270	Walsh County	Park River Area 8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 284-7164	195	15	12.7	29.7%	181 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,446			$1,193			$10,252	67	79.8	19	14		380040100526
34	Hettinger High School	Public	7-12	209 S 8th St	Hettinger	58639	Adams County	Hettinger 13	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 567-5315	122	14	8.9	24.6%	99 (81.1%)	2 (1.6%)	8 (6.6%)	4 (3.3%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$13,365			$604			$12,761	65.7	78.3	21	13		380941000299
35	Richardton-Taylor High School	Public	7-12	320 Raider Rd	Richardton	58652	Stark County	Richardton-Taylor 34	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 974-2111	139	13	10.9	37.4%	121 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	$15,419			$473			$14,945	65.2	42	75	40		380004800551
36	Maple Valley High School	Public	7-12	207 Broadway St	Tower City	58071	Cass County	Maple Valley 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 749-2570	116	12	9.4	24.1%	104 (89.7%)	3 (2.6%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$15,409			$621			$14,787	63.8	58	38	2		381202000395
37	Hazen High School	Public	9-12	520 1st Ave NE	Hazen	58545	Mercer County	Hazen 3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 748-2345	167	12	13.6	13.8%	142 (85.0%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.2%)	$12,260			$363			$11,897	63.7	34.2	89	52		380003100294
38	Enderlin Area High School	Public	7-12	410 Bluff St	Enderlin	58027	Ransom County	Enderlin Area 24	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 437-2240	154	14	11	36.4%	148 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,021			$00			$14,021	62.7	54.6	45	7		380006100184
39	Century High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Century Ave	Bismarck	58503	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4900	1,406	86	16.4	14.8%	1,149 (81.7%)	51 (3.6%)	46 (3.3%)	15 (1.1%)	61 (4.3%)	24 (1.7%)	60 (4.3%)	$12,454			$603			$11,851	61.2	74.4	23	16		380001400047
40	North Border-Pembina High School	Public	9-12	155 S 3rd St	Pembina	58271	Pembina County	North Border 100	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 825-6261	36	10	3.6	25.0%	29 (80.6%)	2 (5.6%)	3 (8.3%)	1 (2.8%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,669			$568			$17,100	60.9	91.4	3	37		380005400530

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on A-Plus Math, A-Plus Reading, A-Plus Science test scores released by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.