Best high schools in North Dakota
Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in North Dakota using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students. You can read more about Niche’s methodology here.
#25. Kidder County High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Kidder County School District No. 1, ND
– Enrollment: 182 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#24. Bottineau Junior/Senior High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Bottineau School District No. 1, ND
– Enrollment: 320 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#23. Hatton Eielson High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Hatton Eielson Public Schools, ND
– Enrollment: 74 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#22. Scranton High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Scranton School District No. 33, ND
– Enrollment: 62 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#21. Trinity Catholic Schools
– School type: Private School
– Location: Dickinson, ND
– Enrollment: 833 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#20. Bismarck High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Bismarck School District No. 1, ND
– Enrollment: 1,367 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#19. North Shore Plaza High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Lewis and Clark School District No. 161, ND
– Enrollment: 78 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#18. Hazen High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Hazen School District No. 3, ND
– Enrollment: 167 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#17. Richland Junior/Senior High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Richland School District No. 44, ND
– Enrollment: 126 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#16. Northern Cass High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Northern Cass School District No. 97, ND
– Enrollment: 205 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#15. Cavalier High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Cavalier School District No. 6, ND
– Enrollment: 180 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#14. Bishop Ryan Catholic School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Minot, ND
– Enrollment: 392 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#13. Thompson High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Thompson Public Schools, ND
– Enrollment: 280 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#12. Velva High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Velva School District No. 1, ND
– Enrollment: 222 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#11. South High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Fargo Public Schools, ND
– Enrollment: 898 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: B+
#10. North High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Fargo Public Schools, ND
– Enrollment: 1,110 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A-
#9. Shanley High School & Sacred Heart Middle School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Fargo, ND
– Enrollment: 575 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A-
#8. Central Valley High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Central Valley School District No. 3, ND
– Enrollment: 101 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A-
#7. Red River High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Grand Forks Public Schools, ND
– Enrollment: 1,190 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A-
#6. Rugby High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Rugby School District No. 5, ND
– Enrollment: 304 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A-
#5. Fargo Davies High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Fargo Public Schools, ND
– Enrollment: 1,277 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A-
#4. Hope Christian Academy
– School type: Private School
– Location: Dickinson, ND
– Enrollment: 146 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A-
#3. Central High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Grand Forks Public Schools, ND
– Enrollment: 1,115 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A-
#2. Century High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Bismarck School District No. 1, ND
– Enrollment: 1,406 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A
#1. Oak Grove Lutheran School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Fargo, ND
– Enrollment: 746 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A