Regular local school district · Grand Forks County
Grand Forks 1 School District, ND: schools, enrollment and spending
Grand Forks 1 School District runs 18 public schools with 7,822 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.7 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "GRAND FORKS 1".
At a glance
- Schools
- 18
- Students
- 7,822
- Teachers (FTE)
- 731
- Students per teacher
- 10.7
- ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 2400 47th Ave S, Grand Forks, ND 58201
- Phone
- (701)746-2200
- County
- Grand Forks County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3808130
- State district ID
- ND-18001
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,397
- School counselors (FTE)
- 27.0About 290 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 29.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.7
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 (7,567), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $121.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $21.6 million
- State revenue
- $67.6 million
- Local revenue
- $32.3 million
- Total spending
- $124.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,492
- Salaries
- $75.4 million60.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $14.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.8%
- State: 55.6%
- Local: 26.6%
North Dakota overall
- Federal: 15.9%
- State: 50.0%
- Local: 34.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,492
North Dakota$18,090
United States$16,826
Schools in Grand Forks 1 School District
By level: 3 high, 4 middle, 11 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ben Franklin Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 367 | 12.2 |
| Central High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,115 | 13.6 |
| Century Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 493 | 12.0 |
| Community Alternative High School | High | 9 to 12 | 73 | 8.1 |
| Discovery Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 567 | 17.7 |
| J Nelson Kelly Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 482 | 13.0 |
| Lake Agassiz Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 464 | 12.9 |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 178 | 13.7 |
| Nathan Twining Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 228 | 9.5 |
| Nathan Twining Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 69 | 5.8 |
| Phoenix Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 235 | 9.8 |
| Red River High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,190 | 14.0 |
| Schroeder Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 569 | 7.5 |
| South Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 549 | 6.2 |
| Valley Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 508 | 9.6 |
| Viking Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 328 | 8.0 |
| Wilder Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 184 | 10.2 |
| Winship Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 212 | 9.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Grand Forks County
- Thompson 61 School District 679 students
- Larimore 44 School District 417 students
- Northwood 129 School District 337 students
- Midway 128 School District 195 students
- Manvel 125 School District 192 students
- Emerado 127 School District 101 students
- Career Impact Academy
- Grand Forks Afb 140 School District
- Grand Forks Area Career & Technical Center
- Grand Forks Special Ed Unit
- Nd Vision Services/School for the Blind
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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.