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The fastest-growing public high schools in North Dakota

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public high schools in North Dakota, drawn from 26 qualifying public high schools. WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 46.3%, against a median of 10.7% across the ranked schools.

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Top Enrollment growth

46.3%

Median Enrollment growth

10.7%

FASTEST GROWING · NORTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL	Watford City, ND	MCKENZIE CO 1	387	566	46.3%
2	CENTRAL CASS HIGH SCHOOL	Casselton, ND	CENTRAL CASS 17	227	319	40.5%
3	THOMPSON HIGH SCHOOL	Thompson, ND	THOMPSON 61	218	280	28.4%
4	KILLDEER HIGH SCHOOL	Killdeer, ND	KILLDEER 16	209	263	25.8%
5	NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	898	1,110	23.6%
6	MINOT HIGH SCHOOL	Minot, ND	MINOT 1	900	1,086	20.7%
7	BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	1,145	1,367	19.4%
8	LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	1,189	1,419	19.3%
9	DEVILS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL	Devils Lake, ND	DEVILS LAKE 1	476	552	16.0%
10	MANDAN HIGH SCHOOL	Mandan, ND	MANDAN 1	1,033	1,175	13.7%
11	CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	BISMARCK 1	1,252	1,406	12.3%
12	CARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	Carrington, ND	CARRINGTON 49	228	254	11.4%
13	RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL	Grand Forks, ND	GRAND FORKS 1	1,071	1,190	11.1%
14	BOTTINEAU JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Bottineau, ND	BOTTINEAU 1	290	320	10.3%
15	CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	Grand Forks, ND	GRAND FORKS 1	1,020	1,115	9.3%
16	WAHPETON HIGH SCHOOL	Wahpeton, ND	WAHPETON 37	333	364	9.3%
17	WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL	West Fargo, ND	WEST FARGO 6	1,285	1,400	8.9%
18	JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL	Jamestown, ND	JAMESTOWN 1	665	722	8.6%
19	OAKES HIGH SCHOOL	Oakes, ND	OAKES 41	210	228	8.6%
20	DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL	Dickinson, ND	DICKINSON 1	945	1,022	8.1%
21	HILLSBORO HIGH SCHOOL	Hillsboro, ND	HILLSBORO 9	222	235	5.9%
22	STANLEY HIGH SCHOOL	Stanley, ND	STANLEY 2	303	320	5.6%
23	DUNSEITH HIGH SCHOOL	Dunseith, ND	DUNSEITH 1	267	278	4.1%
24	BEULAH HIGH SCHOOL	Beulah, ND	BEULAH 27	201	209	4.0%
25	FARGO DAVIES HIGH SCHOOL	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	1,261	1,277	1.3%
26	VELVA HIGH SCHOOL	Velva, ND	VELVA 1	221	222	0.5%

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