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
109	Hankinson High School	Public	7-12	415 1st Ave SE	Hankinson	58041	Richland County	Hankinson 8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 242-7516	108	11	9.8	22.2%	93 (86.1%)	3 (2.8%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$15,056			$577			$14,478	19.3	35.1	86	23		380871000283
109	Milnor High School	Public	7-12	530 5th St	Milnor	58060	Sargent County	Milnor 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 427-5237	77	17	4.6	22.1%	72 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$20,497			$1,221			$19,276	19.3	51.9	56	53		381293000427
109	Warwick High School	Public	9-12	210 4th Ave	Warwick	58381	Benson County	Warwick 29	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 294-2561	48	9	5.2	100.0%	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,148			$5,596			$24,552	19.3	15.6	110	1		381926000672
109	White Shield High School	Public	9-12	1300 Warrior St	Roseglen	58775	McLean County	White Shield 85	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 743-4350	57	8	7.5	45.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$15,173			$00			$15,173	19.3			(n/a)		381968000808
115	Minnewaukan High School	Public	9-12	4675 Hwy 281 N	Minnewaukan	58351	Benson County	Minnewaukan 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 473-5306	71	6	11.8	91.5%	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,833			$3,201			$17,632	18.3	10.5	119	4		381299000431
116	Flasher High School	Public	7-12	206 3rd Ave E	Flasher	58535	Morton County	Flasher 39	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 597-3355	132	12	11.4	29.5%	107 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$11,235			$00			$11,235	17.6	21.6	99	17		380693000219
117	Beulah High School	Public	9-12	204 5th St NW	Beulah	58523	Mercer County	Beulah 27	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 873-2261	209	19	10.9	15.3%	180 (86.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	$11,871			$00			$11,871	16.4	18.2	106	11		380003200032
118	North Star High School	Public	9-12	418 2nd Ave	Cando	58324	Towner County	North Star 10	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 968-4416	76	9	8.8	25.0%	67 (88.2%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$13,624			$826			$12,798	14.7	50.6	60	58		380039000596
119	Turtle Mountain Community High School	Public	9-12	1350 Braves Boulevard	Belcourt	58316	Rolette County	Belcourt 7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 477-6471	557	52	10.7	100.0%	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	543 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$33,827			$25,753			$8,075	13	18.3	105	14		380253000752
120	Horace High School	Public	9-12	8100 Lakeview Drive	Horace	58047	Cass County	West Fargo 6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 356-2070	785	105	7.4	8.9%	667 (85.0%)	48 (6.1%)	23 (2.9%)	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	$12,935			$962			$11,973	12.4	58.5	37	83		381941000902

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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.

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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.