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Bismarck Public Schools, North Dakota

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Bismarck Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 14,118 (2023-2024)
Schools: 29 (2023-2024)
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Bismarck Public Schools is a school district in North Dakota (Burleigh County). During the 2024 school year, 14,118 students attended one of the district's 29 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Bismarck Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dan Eastgate2028
Donnell Preskey2028
Josh Hager2026
Jon Lee2026
Amanda Peterson2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $38,017,000 $2,761 17%
Local: $63,703,000 $4,627 28%
State: $125,781,000 $9,136 55%
Total: $227,501,000 $16,524
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $243,094,000 $17,656
Total Current Expenditures: $193,256,000 $14,036
Instructional Expenditures: $126,652,000 $9,199 52%
Student and Staff Support: $14,976,000 $1,087 6%
Administration: $18,262,000 $1,326 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $33,366,000 $2,423 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $39,676,000 $2,881
Construction: $33,587,000 $2,439
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,512,000 $255
Interest on Debt: $2,794,000 $202


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 41 30-34 17 20-24 14 47
2018-2019 46 45-49 23 25-29 19 51
2017-2018 45 50-54 24 20-24 17 50
2016-2017 40 45-49 20-24 15-19 13 44
2015-2016 42 50-54 20-24 20-24 14 47
2014-2015 43 55-59 25-29 15-19 12 47
2013-2014 76 75-79 55-59 60-64 51 79
2012-2013 78 80-84 60-64 65-69 53 80
2011-2012 79 85-89 60-64 70-74 53 81
2010-2011 78 >=90 60-64 55-59 51 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 42 35-39 23 20-24 22 47
2018-2019 48 55-59 32 30-34 26 51
2017-2018 47 55-59 30-34 30-34 22 51
2016-2017 48 55-59 30-34 25-29 22 52
2015-2016 53 65-69 40-44 30-34 25 57
2014-2015 48 50-54 35-39 30-34 21 52
2013-2014 75 75-79 55-59 65-69 52 78
2012-2013 76 75-79 65-69 65-69 53 79
2011-2012 78 80-84 60-64 70-74 54 80
2010-2011 78 80-89 65-69 65-69 55 81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 >=80 80-89 80-89 60-64 93
2018-2019 91 >=50 >=80 80-89 60-64 96
2017-2018 89 >=50 70-79 60-79 55-59 93
2016-2017 88 PS 60-79 60-79 55-59 91
2015-2016 90 >=50 60-79 40-59 70-79 93
2014-2015 86 >=50 60-79 60-79 40-49 90
2013-2014 88 >=50 >=50 >=50 50-54 92
2012-2013 89 >=50 >=80 >=50 50-59 92
2011-2012 87 PS >=50 >=50 45-49 91
2010-2011 86 PS >=50 >=50 40-44 90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 14,118 1.0
2022-2023 13,976 1.5
2021-2022 13,768 2.4
2020-2021 13,433 -1.8
2019-2020 13,669 3.4
2018-2019 13,209 1.1
2017-2018 13,064 1.4
2016-2017 12,878 2.5
2015-2016 12,561 2.7
2014-2015 12,227 1.8
2013-2014 12,012 1.7
2012-2013 11,806 5.5
2011-2012 11,160 1.3
2010-2011 11,017 1.6
2009-2010 10,845 -0.5
2008-2009 10,902 1.2
2007-2008 10,767 -0.2
2006-2007 10,784 0.7
2005-2006 10,712 1.4
2004-2005 10,567 0.9
2003-2004 10,477 -0.1
2002-2003 10,489 -1.1
2001-2002 10,606 0.4
2000-2001 10,564 -1.6
1999-2000 10,733 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bismarck Public Schools (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 7.0 8.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 1.5
Black 2.9 5.5
Hispanic 4.6 7.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.1 0.3
Two or More Races 7.3 4.7
White 76.0 72.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bismarck Public Schools had 931.77 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.15.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.00
Kindergarten: 67.89
Elementary: 591.13
Secondary: 262.75
Total: 931.77

Bismarck Public Schools employed 18.17 district administrators and 51.70 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 18.17
District Administrative Support: 47.00
School Administrators: 51.70
School Administrative Support: 53.74
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 309.77
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 38.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 40.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 20.70
Library/Media Support: 21.50
Student Support Services: 133.10
Other Support Services: 279.91


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Bismarck Public Schools operates 29 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Becep Center374PK-PK
Bismarck Elementary Virtual Academy0KG-5
Bismarck High School1,3719-12
Bismarck High Virtual Academy09-12
Bismarck Middle Virtual Academy06-8
Centennial Elementary School392KG-5
Century High School1,4019-12
Dorothy Moses Elementary School367KG-5
Elk Ridge Elementary School516KG-5
Grimsrud Elementary School174KG-5
Highland Acres Elementary School105KG-5
Horizon Middle School1,0596-8
Jeannette Myhre Elementary School260KG-5
Legacy High School1,4119-12
Liberty Elementary School492KG-5
Lincoln Elementary School635KG-5
Northridge Elementary School423KG-5
Pioneer Elementary School202KG-5
Prairie Rose Elementary School134KG-5
Rita Murphy Elementary School374KG-5
Robert Place Miller Elementary School481KG-5
Roosevelt Elementary School115KG-5
Silver Ranch Elementary School393KG-5
Simle Middle School1,0476-8
South Central Alternative High School1189-12
Sunrise Elementary School465KG-5
Victor Solheim Elementary School586KG-5
Wachter Middle School1,0076-8
Will-Moore Elementary School204KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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