School systems & governing boards · ND
North Dakota school systems.
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172school systems
511operating schools connected
119,016students in finance records
164complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
North Dakota school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 164 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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172 systems
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Bismarck 1
Bismarck, ND
- Students
- 14,118
- Schools
- 29
- Spending / pupil
- $15,100
+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.9% enrollment
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West Fargo 6
West Fargo, ND
- Students
- 12,865
- Schools
- 26
- Spending / pupil
- $14,624
-5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.5% enrollment
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Fargo 1
Fargo, ND
- Students
- 11,484
- Schools
- 26
- Spending / pupil
- $18,846
+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment
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Minot 1
Minot, ND
- Students
- 7,680
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $15,808
-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment
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Grand Forks 1
Grand Forks, ND
- Students
- 7,572
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $16,878
-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.4% enrollment
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Williston Basin 7
Williston, ND
- Students
- 5,235
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $14,990
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Mandan 1
Mandan, ND
- Students
- 4,437
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $14,589
-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.1% enrollment
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Dickinson 1
Dickinson, ND
- Students
- 4,069
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $15,709
+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.8% enrollment
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Mckenzie Co 1
Watford City, ND
- Students
- 2,105
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $15,581
+19.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.9% enrollment
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Jamestown 1
Jamestown, ND
- Students
- 2,103
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $15,470
-2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment
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Devils Lake 1
Devils Lake, ND
- Students
- 1,769
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $15,334
-8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment
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Belcourt 7
Belcourt, ND
- Students
- 1,561
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $29,052
+42.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment
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Wahpeton 37
Wahpeton, ND
- Students
- 1,209
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,328
-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment
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Central Cass 17
Casselton, ND
- Students
- 1,032
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,630
+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.7% enrollment
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Valley City 2
Valley City, ND
- Students
- 977
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,816
+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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New Town 1
New Town, ND
- Students
- 950
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $19,534
+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment
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Grafton 18
Grafton, ND
- Students
- 949
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,077
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Kindred 2
Kindred, ND
- Students
- 896
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,272
+2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.6% enrollment
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Stanley 2
Stanley, ND
- Students
- 779
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $14,010
-12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.6% enrollment
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Beulah 27
Beulah, ND
- Students
- 747
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $13,632
-3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.4% enrollment
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United 7
Des Lacs, ND
- Students
- 726
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $13,556
-6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.7% enrollment
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Northern Cass 97
Hunter, ND
- Students
- 717
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $13,838
-7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.1% enrollment
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Thompson 61
Thompson, ND
- Students
- 673
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $10,539
-7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.9% enrollment
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Bottineau 1
Bottineau, ND
- Students
- 665
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $14,802
-9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment
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Rugby 5
Rugby, ND
- Students
- 617
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $15,799
+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment
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Killdeer 16
Killdeer, ND
- Students
- 615
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $17,558
+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment
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Lisbon 19
Lisbon, ND
- Students
- 612
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,845
+4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% enrollment
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Nedrose 4
Minot, ND
- Students
- 593
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $13,675
+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment
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Carrington 49
Carrington, ND
- Students
- 589
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $13,250
-15.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.8% enrollment
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Hazen 3
Hazen, ND
- Students
- 567
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,937
-8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment
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