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Fargo Public Schools, North Dakota

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Fargo Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 11,484 (2023-2024)
Schools: 26 (2023-2024)
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Fargo Public Schools is a school district in North Dakota (Cass County). During the 2024 school year, 11,484 students attended one of the district's 26 schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nikkie Gullickson2028
Jason Nelson20242028
Kristin Nelson20242028
Allie Ollenburger20242028
Melissa Burkland2026
Katie Christensen2026
Greg Clark2026
Nyamal Dei2026
Robin Nelson2026

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: $32,886,000 $2,902 15%
Local: $77,332,000 $6,825 36%
State: $104,202,000 $9,196 49%
Total: $214,420,000 $18,923
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $208,249,000 $18,378
Total Current Expenditures: $191,956,000 $16,940
Instructional Expenditures: $117,278,000 $10,350 56%
Student and Staff Support: $15,331,000 $1,353 7%
Administration: $20,964,000 $1,850 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $38,383,000 $3,387 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,442,000 $833
Construction: $4,379,000 $386
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,277,000 $112
Interest on Debt: $2,617,000 $230


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 40-44 14 15-19 10-14 49
2018-2019 48 35-39 20 20-24 25-29 57
2017-2018 49 45-49 22 20-24 25-29 57
2016-2017 48 40-44 21 30-34 25-29 55
2015-2016 52 44 21 30-34 15-19 61
2014-2015 52 40-44 23 25-29 25-29 58
2013-2014 77 65-69 49 65-69 55-59 82
2012-2013 79 70-74 54 60-64 50-54 83
2011-2012 79 75-79 51 60-64 60-64 82
2010-2011 79 75-79 44 60-64 60-64 82

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 44 45-49 23 20-24 20-24 50
2018-2019 51 40-44 28 30-34 30-34 58
2017-2018 50 45-49 28 25-29 25-29 57
2016-2017 52 40-44 29 30-34 35-39 59
2015-2016 57 45-49 32 35-39 25-29 64
2014-2015 53 45-49 29 35-39 20-24 59
2013-2014 73 55-59 49 55-59 50-54 78
2012-2013 74 70-74 51 55-59 55-59 78
2011-2012 74 70-74 49 55-59 55-59 78
2010-2011 75 65-69 50 65-69 55-59 78

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 87 75-79 75-79 60-79 <50 92
2018-2019 84 70-79 70-74 60-69 40-59 89
2017-2018 84 80-89 70-74 50-59 21-39 89
2016-2017 85 70-79 65-69 40-59 40-59 90
2015-2016 87 >=90 85-89 60-79 40-59 89
2014-2015 84 80-89 70-74 60-79 21-39 89
2013-2014 85 80-89 70-74 >=50 40-59 89
2012-2013 82 70-79 60-69 40-59 40-59 86
2011-2012 82 >=80 65-69 60-79 40-59 85
2010-2011 85 60-79 60-69 60-79 <50 88


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 11,484 0.5
2022-2023 11,431 0.9
2021-2022 11,331 0.2
2020-2021 11,304 -1.9
2019-2020 11,520 0.1
2018-2019 11,514 0.5
2017-2018 11,456 1.7
2016-2017 11,263 -0.3
2015-2016 11,298 0.1
2014-2015 11,284 1.6
2013-2014 11,101 0.8
2012-2013 11,007 2.3
2011-2012 10,755 1.4
2010-2011 10,609 0.2
2009-2010 10,591 0.6
2008-2009 10,524 -0.6
2007-2008 10,590 -1.3
2006-2007 10,727 -1.1
2005-2006 10,849 -3.5
2004-2005 11,225 0.1
2003-2004 11,214 0.5
2002-2003 11,159 -1.0
2001-2002 11,269 -1.5
2000-2001 11,443 -2.2
1999-2000 11,695 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Fargo Public Schools (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.7 8.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.9 1.5
Black 15.5 5.5
Hispanic 7.0 7.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.3
Two or More Races 5.3 4.7
White 65.4 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, Fargo Public Schools had 956.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.01.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.60
Kindergarten: 48.12
Elementary: 622.86
Secondary: 271.88
Total: 956.46

Fargo Public Schools employed 18.00 district administrators and 58.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 18.00
District Administrative Support: 49.94
School Administrators: 58.00
School Administrative Support: 77.73
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 358.83
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 34.20
Total Guidance Counselors: 45.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 21.00
Library/Media Support: 36.11
Student Support Services: 111.07
Other Support Services: 181.53


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]

Fargo Public Schools operates 26 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ben Franklin Middle School8996-8
Bennett Elementary School631KG-5
Carl Ben Eielson Middle School6396-8
Centennial Elementary School618KG-5
Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School328KG-5
Dakota High School1179-12
Discovery Middle School1,0056-8
Eagles Elementary School303KG-5
Early Childhood Special Education School165PK-PK
Ed Clapp Elementary School437KG-5
Explorer Academy28KG-8
Fargo 9-12 Virtual Academy829-12
Fargo Davies High School1,3399-12
Fargo K-8 Virtual Academy28KG-8
Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School350KG-5
Jefferson Elementary School296KG-5
Kennedy Elementary School451KG-5
Lewis And Clark Elementary School437KG-5
Lincoln Elementary School322KG-5
Longfellow Elementary School385KG-5
Madison Elementary School138KG-5
Mckinley Elementary School157KG-5
North High School1,1129-12
Self-Directed Academy0
South High School9109-12
Washington Elementary School307KG-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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