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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in North Dakota

Across North Dakota, 74 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER leads the list at -60.0%, against a median of -12.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
74
North Dakota
Best Enrollment change
-60.0%
Median Enrollment change
-12.4%
FASTEST DECLINING · NORTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERWest Fargo, NDWEST FARGO 6450180-60.0%
2KENMARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKenmare, NDKENMARE 28230129-43.9%
3BADLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWatford City, NDMCKENZIE CO 1953538-43.5%
4ELLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEllendale, NDELLENDALE 40200120-40.0%
5RITA MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBismarck, NDBISMARCK 1598367-38.6%
6CAVALIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCavalier, NDCAVALIER 6315195-38.1%
7RUGBY ELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRugby, NDRUGBY 5454285-37.2%
8Dunseith Day SchoolDunseith, NDDunseith Day School308201-34.7%
9Ojibwa Indian SchoolBelcourt, NDOjibwa Indian School321220-31.5%
10Turtle Mountain Elementary SchoolBelcourt, NDTurtle Mountain Elementary School787544-30.9%
11SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBismarck, NDBISMARCK 1641445-30.6%
12GRIMSRUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBismarck, NDBISMARCK 1255180-29.4%
13TAYLOR-RICHARDTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTaylor, NDRICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34200142-29.0%
14WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest Fargo, NDWEST FARGO 6557397-28.7%
15AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest Fargo, NDWEST FARGO 6517377-27.1%
16JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, NDFARGO 1360270-25.0%
17LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBismarck, NDBISMARCK 1616470-23.7%
18WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, NDFARGO 1382292-23.6%
19PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBismarck, NDBISMARCK 1265203-23.4%
20Tate Topa Tribal SchoolFort Totten, NDTate Topa Tribal School595458-23.0%
21LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJamestown, NDJAMESTOWN 1230179-22.2%
22CLARA BARTON HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, NDFARGO 1392312-20.4%
23EASTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest Fargo, NDWEST FARGO 6485387-20.2%
24CENTRAL CASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCasselton, NDCENTRAL CASS 17451364-19.3%
25LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot, NDMINOT 1516418-19.0%
26LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, NDFARGO 1401330-17.7%
27LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest Fargo, NDWEST FARGO 6553456-17.5%
28NORTH PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot AFB, NDMINOT 1283234-17.3%
29DAKOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot AFB, NDMINOT 1278233-16.2%
30KINDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKindred, NDKINDRED 2485411-15.3%
31VELVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVelva, NDVELVA 1255217-14.9%
32OAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOakes, NDOAKES 41290247-14.8%
33HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHettinger, NDHETTINGER 13200172-14.0%
34BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinot, NDMINOT 1308265-14.0%
35JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLValley City, NDVALLEY CITY 2300258-14.0%
36LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrand Forks, NDGRAND FORKS 1205178-13.2%
37HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHazen, NDHAZEN 3312272-12.8%
38L E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest Fargo, NDWEST FARGO 6409360-12.0%
39PARK RIVER AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPark River, NDPARK RIVER AREA 8312275-11.9%
40ED CLAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, NDFARGO 1504444-11.9%
41JEANNETTE MYHRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBismarck, NDBISMARCK 1291258-11.3%
42LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, NDFARGO 1495439-11.3%
43BURLINGTON-DES LACS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBurlington, NDUNITED 7468415-11.3%
44MARY STARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMandan, NDMANDAN 1217193-11.1%
45KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, NDFARGO 1527469-11.0%
46LARIMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLarimore, NDLARIMORE 44238212-10.9%
47MINNEWAUKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMinnewaukan, NDMINNEWAUKAN 5202182-9.9%
48ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJamestown, NDJAMESTOWN 1239216-9.6%
49EAGLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, NDFARGO 1323292-9.6%
50BM HANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHarvey, NDHARVEY 38219198-9.6%
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