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
61	Grafton High School	Public	9-12	1548 school road	Grafton	58237	Walsh County	Grafton 18	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 352-1930	284	20	14.2	43.7%	158 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (36.6%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.5%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$9,894			$1,822			$8,071	47.2	42.3	74	13		380040600924
62	Mls-Mohall High School	Public	7-12	101 3rd St NW	Mohall	58761	Renville County	Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 756-6660	140	15	9.3	27.1%	137 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,285			$680			$13,604	46.6	56.8	43	19		380005000454
63	Bowman County High School	Public	7-12	102 8th Ave SW	Bowman	58623	Bowman County	Bowman County 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 523-3283	231	18	12.9	18.6%	207 (89.6%)	7 (3.0%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,927			$351			$13,576	44.9	47.5	68	5		380320000075
64	Parshall High School	Public	6-12	601 N Main Street	Parshall	58770	Mountrail County	Parshall 3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 862-3129	139	11	12.6	34.5%	20 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	1 (0.7%)	100 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$22,038			$3,545			$18,493	44.6	28.5	91	27		381494000528
65	Red River High School	Public	9-12	2211 17th Ave S	Grand Forks	58201	Grand Forks County	Grand Forks 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 746-2400	1,190	85	14	20.4%	816 (68.6%)	85 (7.1%)	105 (8.8%)	41 (3.4%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (10.0%)	$13,183			$1,537			$11,646	43.4	57.8	40	25		380813000261
66	Harvey High School	Public	7-12	200 North St E	Harvey	58341	Wells County	Harvey 38	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 324-2267	183	14	12.7	32.2%	166 (90.7%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,097			$00			$12,097	42.9	90.3	4	62		380889000288
66	Mt Pleasant High School	Public	7-12	201 5th St NE	Rolla	58367	Rolette County	Mt Pleasant 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 477-3151	132	13	10.2	48.5%	69 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	56 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$17,246			$00			$17,246	42.9	84.2	12	54		381340000464
68	New Rockford-Sheyenne High School	Public	6-12	437 1st Ave N	New Rockford	58356	Eddy County	New Rockford-Sheyenne 2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 947-5036	161	17	9.3	31.1%	137 (85.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,237			$541			$10,696	41.3	52.3	54	14		380005900491
69	North High School	Public	9-12	801 17th Ave N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-2400	1,110	84	13.2	27.2%	868 (78.2%)	66 (5.9%)	67 (6.0%)	24 (2.2%)	27 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.0%)	$15,449			$714			$14,735	40.6	64.9	34	35		380678000205
70	Mandan High School	Public	9-12	2335 4th AVE NW	Mandan	58554	Morton County	Mandan 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 751-6501	1,175	73	16	25.0%	875 (74.5%)	41 (3.5%)	88 (7.5%)	14 (1.2%)	112 (9.5%)	8 (0.7%)	37 (3.1%)	$15,180			$610			$14,570	40.2	48.1	65	5		381182000387

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.