Regular local school district · Ward County

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

Minot 1 School District runs 21 public schools with 7,683 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is 2.2 higher than the North Dakota figure of 11.7.Listed in NCES data as "MINOT 1".

At a glance

Schools: 21
Students: 7,683
Teachers (FTE): 551
Students per teacher: 13.9; ND: 11.7 · US: 15.3

Address: 215 2nd St SE, Minot, ND 58701
Phone: (701)857-4422
County: Ward County
Locale: City: Small
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3813030
State district ID: ND-51001
Total staff (FTE): 1,293
School counselors (FTE): 28.0About 274 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 31.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district13.9

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 (7,672), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $124.5 million
Federal revenue: $16.7 million
State revenue: $69.5 million
Local revenue: $38.3 million
Total spending: $121.7 million
Spending per pupil: $15,863
Salaries: $72.8 million59.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $29.5 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 13.4%
State: 55.8%
Local: 30.7%

North Dakota overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,863

North Dakota$18,090

United States$16,826

Schools in Minot 1 School District

By level: 4 high, 5 middle, 12 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Bel Air Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	265	16.6
Central Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	482	13.4
Dakota Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	233	14.6
Edison Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	461	13.2
Erik Ramstad Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	584	14.2
Jim Hill Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	505	14.0
John Hoeven Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	504	17.4
Lewis and Clark Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	418	13.5
Longfellow Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	435	14.0
Memorial Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	157	11.2
Minot High School	High	9 to 12	1,086	14.3
Minot North High School	High	9 to 12	1,021	16.0
Minot Public Schools 6-8 Virtual Academy	Middle	6 to 8	1
Minot Public Schools 9-12 Virtual Academy	High	9 to 12	19
Minot Public Schools K-5 Virtual Academy	Elementary	K to 5	1
North Plains Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	234	13.8
Perkett Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	394	15.2
Roosevelt Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	175	11.7
Souris River Campus Alternative High School	High	9 to 12	50	5.6
Sunnyside Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 5	307	12.8
Washington Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	336	12.9

Nearby and related

Other districts in Ward County

United 7 School District 712 students
South Prairie 70 School District 566 students
Nedrose 4 School District 565 students
Surrey 41 School District 439 students
Lewis and Clark 161 School District 410 students
Kenmare 28 School District 291 students
Sawyer 16 School District 94 students
Minot Afb 160 School District
Minot Area Workforce Academy
Minot Special Ed Unit
Souris Valley Special Services

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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.