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Bismarck 1 School District, ND: schools, enrollment and spending

Bismarck 1 School District runs 29 public schools with 14,098 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is 2.8 higher than the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "BISMARCK 1".

At a glance

Schools
29
Students
14,098
Teachers (FTE)
969
Students per teacher
14.5
ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3
Address
128 Soo Line Dr, Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone
(701)323-4000
County
Burleigh County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3800014
State district ID
ND-08001
Total staff (FTE)
2,024
School counselors (FTE)
39.0About 361 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
50.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.5
North Dakota11.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (13,433), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$218.0 million
Federal revenue
$28.2 million
State revenue
$126.1 million
Local revenue
$63.7 million
Total spending
$215.4 million
Spending per pupil
$16,034
Salaries
$115.0 million53.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$116.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.9%
  • State: 57.8%
  • Local: 29.2%

North Dakota overall

  • Federal: 15.9%
  • State: 50.0%
  • Local: 34.1%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$16,034
North Dakota$18,090
United States$16,826

Schools in Bismarck 1 School District

By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 19 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Becep CenterPrekindergartenPK33714.7
Bismarck Elementary Virtual AcademyElementaryK to 50
Bismarck High SchoolHigh9 to 121,36716.1
Bismarck High Virtual AcademyHigh9 to 120
Bismarck Middle Virtual AcademyMiddle6 to 80
Centennial Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 539013.4
Century High SchoolHigh9 to 121,40616.5
Dorothy Moses Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 539013.0
Elk Ridge Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 551017.6
Grimsrud Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 518010.6
Highland Acres Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 510317.2
Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 81,12415.4
Jeannette Myhre Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 525811.7
Legacy High SchoolHigh9 to 121,41916.9
Liberty Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 547016.2
Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 560511.9
Northridge Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 541011.4
Pioneer Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 520310.7
Prairie Rose Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 513615.1
Rita Murphy Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 536714.7
Robert Place Miller Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 548514.7
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 511314.1
Silver Ranch Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 538616.8
Simle Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 81,05314.6
South Central Alternative High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 129716.2
Sunrise Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 544514.4
Victor Solheim Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 558815.5
Wachter Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 81,01214.7
Will-Moore Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 52329.7

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.