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Fargo Public School District 1
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Fargo, Reed, Stanley, Frontier, North River, Briarwood and Prairie Rose, and parts of Pleasant.
Students
11,443
Schools
26
Spent per student
$18,846
ND $16,642
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$91.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Fargo Public School District 1
- School Grade B: better than 62% of Minnesota districts
- Spends 13% more per student than the ND average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $91.0M, about $7,952 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Keystone.
PK–62 schoolsEast Grand Forks Public School District
62 middle schoolsEast Grand Forks Public School District
7–122 schoolsEast Grand Forks Public School District
122 high schoolsEast Grand Forks Public School District
Test scores vs. ND
2020–21Math proficiency41%
State average 38.2%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 42.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 86.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,846 per student · 13% above ND
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 31%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 46%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,304’20
11,324’21
11,431’22
11,484’23
11,443’24
About steady.
Students
White 64%Black 15%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
26 public schools.
Centennial Elementary School
B−639 students15:1
Bennett Elementary School
A622 students17:1
Kennedy Elementary School
B−469 students12:1
Ed Clapp Elementary School
D444 students9:1
Lewis and Clark Elementary School
D439 students10:1
Longfellow Elementary School
A+386 students15:1
Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School
C+344 students10:1
Lincoln Elementary School
C−330 students9:1
Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School
B312 students12:1
Eagles Elementary School
C−292 students9:1
Washington Elementary School
B292 students10:1
Jefferson Elementary School
D270 students8:1
McKinley Elementary School
C169 students8:1
Madison Elementary School
D−134 students8:1
Explorer Academy
34 students1:1
Fargo K-8 Virtual Academy
22 students16:1
Discovery Middle School
A−992 students13:1
Ben Franklin Middle School
B+873 students12:1
Carl Ben Eielson Middle School
C677 students12:1
Self-Directed Academy
16 students2:1
Fargo Davies High School
C+1,277 students13:1
North High School
A−1,110 students13:1
South High School
C898 students11:1
Dakota High School
D127 students13:1
Fargo 9-12 Virtual Academy
113 students26:1
Early Childhood Special Education School
162 students9:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.