What Grade Is My Kid2026–27

District directory · North Dakota · 2026–27

School districts in North Dakota by county

North Dakota has 168 regular public school districts across 53 counties, enrolling 119,756 students in 2024–25. North Dakota children must turn 5 by July 31 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the North Dakota kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Bismarck 1 in Burleigh County (14,098 students). Ward County has the most districts, 9. In 11 of the 53 counties, only one district has its office. Every district is listed by name in the table below.

North Dakota counties and their districts

School districts in North Dakota by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Adams County1294Hettinger 13
Barnes County21,178Valley City 2, Barnes County North 7
Benson County6941Minnewaukan 5, Warwick 29, Ft Totten 30, Maddock 9, Leeds 6, Oberon 16
Billings County1101Billings Co 1
Bottineau County3913Bottineau 1, Westhope 17, Newburg-United 54
Bowman County2643Bowman Co 1, Scranton 33
Burke County3408Powers Lake 27, Burke Central 36, Bowbells 14
Burleigh County714,337Bismarck 1, Apple Creek 39, Wing 28, Menoken 33, Sterling 35, Naughton 25, Manning 45
Cass County727,750West Fargo 6, Fargo 1, Central Cass 17, Kindred 2, Northern Cass 97, Maple Valley 4, Mapleton 7
Cavalier County2533Langdon Area 23, Munich 19
Dickey County2781Oakes 41, Ellendale 40
Divide County1382Divide County 1
Dunn County2662Killdeer 16, Twin Buttes 37
Eddy County1351New Rockford-Sheyenne 2
Emmons County3497Linton 36, Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 6, Strasburg 15
Foster County1603Carrington 49
Golden Valley County2302Beach 3, Lone Tree 6
Grand Forks County89,743Grand Forks 1, Thompson 61, Larimore 44, Northwood 129, Midway 128, Manvel 125, Emerado 127, Grand Forks Afb 140
Grant County2230Elgin-New Leipzig 49, Roosevelt 18
Griggs County2466Griggs County Central 18, Midkota 7
Hettinger County2505New England 9, Mott-Regent 1
Kidder County1388Kidder County 1
LaMoure County4824Lamoure 8, Edgeley 3, Litchville-Marion 46, Kulm 7
Logan County2346Napoleon 2, Gackle-Streeter 56
McHenry County4942Velva 1, Tgu 60, Drake 57, Anamoose 14
McIntosh County3396Wishek 19, Ashley 9, Zeeland 4
McKenzie County53,056McKenzie Co 1, Alexander 2, Mandaree 36, Yellowstone 14, Horse Creek 32
McLean County71,738Garrison 51, Washburn 4, Wilton 1, Underwood 8, Turtle Lake-Mercer 72, White Shield 85, Max 50
Mercer County21,333Beulah 27, Hazen 3
Morton County75,440Mandan 1, New Salem-Almont 49, Flasher 39, Hebron 13, Glen Ullin 48, Sweet Briar 17, Little Heart 4
Mountrail County31,995New Town 1, Stanley 2, Parshall 3
Nelson County2493Dakota Prairie 1, Lakota 66
Oliver County1265Center-Stanton 1
Pembina County41,120Cavalier 6, North Border 100, Valley-Edinburg 118, Drayton 19
Pierce County1589Rugby 5
Ramsey County21,843Devils Lake 1, Starkweather 44
Ransom County3915Lisbon 19, Enderlin Area 24, Ft Ransom 6
Renville County2555Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1, Glenburn 26
Richland County62,299Wahpeton 37, Richland 44, Wyndmere 42, Hankinson 8, Lidgerwood 28, Fairmount 18
Rolette County52,865Belcourt 7, Dunseith 1, St John 3, Mt Pleasant 4, Rolette 29
Sargent County3600Milnor 2, North Sargent 3, Sargent Central 6
Sheridan County1115McClusky-Goodrich 29
Sioux County3345Solen 3, Selfridge 8, Ft Yates 4
Slope County13Marmarth 12
Stark County45,210Dickinson 1, South Heart 9, Richardton-Taylor 34, Belfield 13
Steele County2263Hope-Page 85, Finley-Sharon 19
Stutsman County52,541Jamestown 1, Medina 3, Pingree-Buchanan 10, Montpelier 14, Kensal 19
Towner County1286North Star 10
Traill County41,378May-Port Cg 14, Hillsboro 9, Central Valley 3, Hatton Eielson 7
Walsh County41,770Grafton 18, Park River Area 8, Minto 20, Fordville-Lankin 5
Ward County910,760Minot 1, United 7, South Prairie 70, Nedrose 4, Surrey 41, Lewis and Clark 161, Kenmare 28, Sawyer 16, Minot Afb 160
Wells County2577Harvey 38, Fessenden-Bowdon 25
Williams County56,886Williston Basin 7, Tioga 15, Nesson 2, Eight Mile 6, Grenora 99

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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