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West Fargo Public School District, North Dakota

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West Fargo Public School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 12,865 (2023-2024)
Schools: 26 (2023-2024)
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West Fargo Public School District is a school district in North Dakota (Cass County). During the 2024 school year, 12,865 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

The West Fargo Public School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Trisha Page20202028
Dan Schaeffer20202028
Patti Stedman20082028
Jessica Jones20222026
Jessica Jackson20182026
Jim Jonas20182026
Jon Erickson20142026

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: $23,752,000 $1,939 11%
Local: $74,053,000 $6,045 36%
State: $110,010,000 $8,980 53%
Total: $207,815,000 $16,963
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $219,024,000 $17,878
Total Current Expenditures: $165,077,000 $13,474
Instructional Expenditures: $100,181,000 $8,177 46%
Student and Staff Support: $21,602,000 $1,763 10%
Administration: $13,888,000 $1,133 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $29,406,000 $2,400 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $41,130,000 $3,357
Construction: $32,187,000 $2,627
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,763,000 $143
Interest on Debt: $9,276,000 $757


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 45-49 16 20-24 20-24 48
2018-2019 51 50-54 23 35-39 30-34 58
2017-2018 52 50-54 24 30-34 30-34 59
2016-2017 48 50-54 22 25-29 30-34 53
2015-2016 54 50-54 21 35-39 30-34 60
2014-2015 50 45-49 18 30-34 25-29 56
2013-2014 76 65-69 45 55-59 60-64 81
2012-2013 76 55-59 39 65-69 70-74 82
2011-2012 77 60-64 45-49 55-59 75-79 81
2010-2011 76 55-59 40-44 60-64 70-74 80

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 45-49 26 25-29 25-29 47
2018-2019 52 50-54 35 35-39 30-34 57
2017-2018 52 50-54 34 35-39 35-39 57
2016-2017 54 55-59 35 40-44 40-44 58
2015-2016 56 55-59 32 40-44 40-44 60
2014-2015 52 40-44 28 40-44 35-39 57
2013-2014 73 60-64 44 65-69 60-64 77
2012-2013 75 60-64 44 60-64 75-79 79
2011-2012 74 60-64 45-49 55-59 70-74 77
2010-2011 77 55-59 40-44 65-69 75-79 80

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 91 >=80 85-89 >=80 60-79 93
2018-2019 88 80-89 80-84 70-79 60-79 91
2017-2018 87 >=80 80-84 60-79 >=80 89
2016-2017 85 80-89 70-74 >=80 <50 88
2015-2016 88 70-79 80-89 >=80 60-79 90
2014-2015 90 50-59 80-89 60-79 >=80 94
2013-2014 83 60-69 70-79 >=50 40-59 87
2012-2013 87 >=80 80-89 60-79 >=50 88
2011-2012 88 60-79 70-79 >=50 >=50 90
2010-2011 88 >=80 80-89 >=50 >=50 89


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 12,865 1.4
2022-2023 12,680 3.4
2021-2022 12,251 5.6
2020-2021 11,561 1.1
2019-2020 11,432 4.2
2018-2019 10,950 3.3
2017-2018 10,586 5.8
2016-2017 9,968 4.2
2015-2016 9,549 4.9
2014-2015 9,082 5.9
2013-2014 8,548 5.7
2012-2013 8,060 7.8
2011-2012 7,429 3.6
2010-2011 7,160 3.2
2009-2010 6,928 4.1
2008-2009 6,646 6.2
2007-2008 6,233 3.9
2006-2007 5,989 4.1
2005-2006 5,743 3.8
2004-2005 5,522 1.8
2003-2004 5,424 3.0
2002-2003 5,262 2.0
2001-2002 5,159 1.8
2000-2001 5,065 2.3
1999-2000 4,950 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Fargo Public School District (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.1 8.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.4 1.5
Black 16.1 5.5
Hispanic 4.9 7.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.3
Two or More Races 4.6 4.7
White 68.7 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, West Fargo Public School District had 1,023.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 14.37
Kindergarten: 58.73
Elementary: 687.82
Secondary: 262.52
Total: 1,023.44

West Fargo Public School District employed 21.00 district administrators and 50.82 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 21.00
District Administrative Support: 48.40
School Administrators: 50.82
School Administrative Support: 58.70
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 303.98
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 42.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 19.50
Library/Media Support: 14.21
Student Support Services: 108.63
Other Support Services: 237.67


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]

The West Fargo Public School District operates 26 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aurora Elementary School491KG-5
Brooks Harbor Elementary School543KG-5
Cheney Middle School9796-8
Deer Creek Elementary School517KG-5
Early Childhood Center173PK-PK
Eastwood Elementary School400KG-5
Freedom Elementary School548KG-5
Harwood Elementary School100KG-5
Heritage Middle School7546-8
Horace Elementary School443KG-5
Horace High School6769-12
Independence Elementary School588KG-5
L E Berger Elementary School359KG-5
Legacy Elementary School496KG-5
Liberty Middle School1,0706-8
Meadowlark Elementary School0
Osgood Elem School543KG-5
South Elementary School380KG-5
West Fargo Community High School579-12
West Fargo Elementary Virtual Academy7KG-5
West Fargo High School1,3939-12
West Fargo High Virtual Academy589-12
West Fargo Middle Virtual Academy96-8
West Fargo Sheyenne High School1,3989-12
Westside Elementary School402KG-5
Willow Park Elementary School465KG-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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