Regular local school district · Cass County

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

Fargo 1 School District runs 26 public schools with 11,444 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.6 students per teacher is about the same as the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "FARGO 1".

At a glance

Schools: 26
Students: 11,444
Teachers (FTE): 988
Students per teacher: 11.6; ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3

Address: 700 7th Street South, Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: (701)446-1000
County: Cass County
Locale: City: Midsize
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3806780
State district ID: ND-09001
Total staff (FTE): 2,051
School counselors (FTE): 46.0About 249 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 61.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district11.6

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 (11,304), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $206.1 million
Federal revenue: $26.0 million
State revenue: $105.3 million
Local revenue: $74.9 million
Total spending: $216.8 million
Spending per pupil: $19,183
Salaries: $112.9 million52.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $87.8 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 12.6%
State: 51.1%
Local: 36.3%

North Dakota overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$19,183

North Dakota$18,090

United States$16,826

Schools in Fargo 1 School District

By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 16 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Ben Franklin Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	873	12.3
Bennett Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	622	17.3
Carl Ben Eielson Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	677	11.7
Centennial Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	639	15.2
Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	312	12.5
Dakota High School	High	9 to 12	127	14.1
Discovery Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	992	13.4
Eagles Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	292	9.7
Early Childhood Special Education School	Prekindergarten	PK	162	9.0
Ed Clapp Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	444	9.2
Explorer AcademyCEP school	Elementary	K to 8	34	1.5
Fargo 9-12 Virtual Academy	High	9 to 12	113	28.2
Fargo Davies High School	High	9 to 12	1,277	13.3
Fargo K-8 Virtual Academy	Elementary	K to 8	22	22.0
Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	344	10.4
Jefferson Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	270	8.4
Kennedy Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	469	11.7
Lewis and Clark Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	439	10.5
Lincoln Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	330	9.2
Longfellow Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	386	15.4
Madison Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	134	7.9
McKinley Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	169	8.0
North High School	High	9 to 12	1,110	13.2
Self-Directed Academy	Middle	6 to 8	16	2.3
South High School	High	9 to 12	898	11.4
Washington Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	292	10.4

Nearby and related

Other districts in Cass County

West Fargo 6 School District 13,191 students
Central Cass 17 School District 1,027 students
Kindred 2 School District 877 students
Northern Cass 97 School District 724 students
Maple Valley 4 School District 248 students
Mapleton 7 School District 239 students
Cass County Career & Technical Education Center
Fargo Special Ed Unit
West Fargo Special Ed Unit

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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.