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The smallest public schools in North Dakota

495 public schools in North Dakota appear in this ranking of the smallest public schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). FORT YATES PK SCHOOL leads the list at 10, against a median of 159 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

495

North Dakota

Best Students

Median Students

159

SMALLEST · NORTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	FORT YATES PK SCHOOL	Fort Yates, ND	FT YATES 4	Elementary	10
2	WHEATLAND COLONY SCHOOL	Tower City, ND	MAPLE VALLEY 4	Elementary	10
3	HORSE CREEK SCHOOL	Cartwright, ND	HORSE CREEK 32	Elementary	11
4	FORT RANSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Fort Ransom, ND	FT RANSOM 6	Elementary	12
5	GRANT COLONY SCHOOL	Enderlin, ND	ENDERLIN AREA 24	Elementary	12
6	MANNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	MANNING 45	Elementary	12
7	RHAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Rhame, ND	BOWMAN CO 1	Elementary	13
8	EDMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Edmore, ND	EDMORE 2	Elementary	13
9	SUNDALE COLONY HIGH SCHOOL	Milnor, ND	MILNOR 2	High	13
10	ZEELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Zeeland, ND	ZEELAND 4	Elementary	13
11	FORDVILLE-LANKIN HIGH SCHOOL	Fordville, ND	FORDVILLE-LANKIN 5	High	14
12	ZEELAND HIGH SCHOOL	Zeeland, ND	ZEELAND 4	High	14
13	SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PK-8	Devils Lake, ND	ND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	Elementary	16
14	NAUGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Bismarck, ND	NAUGHTON 25	Elementary	16
15	FOUR WINDS COMMUNITY PK SCHOOL	Fort Totten, ND	FT TOTTEN 30	Elementary	16
16	SELF-DIRECTED ACADEMY	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	Middle	16
17	MARMOT SCHOOL 6-12	Mandan, ND	MARMOT SCHOOLS	High	20
18	SAWYER HIGH SCHOOL	Sawyer, ND	SAWYER 16	High	20
19	LAMOURE COLONY SCHOOL	LaMoure, ND	LAMOURE 8	Elementary	21
20	STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Sterling, ND	STERLING 35	Elementary	21
21	WING HIGH SCHOOL	Wing, ND	WING 28	High	22
22	LITTLE HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Saint Anthony, ND	LITTLE HEART 4	Elementary	25
23	STARKWEATHER HIGH SCHOOL	Starkweather, ND	STARKWEATHER 44	High	25
24	WILLOW BANK COLONY SCHOOL	Edgeley, ND	EDGELEY 3	Elementary	27
25	KENSAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Kensal, ND	KENSAL 19	Elementary	28
26	SWEET BRIAR SCHOOL	Mandan, ND	SWEET BRIAR 17	Elementary	28
27	STARKWEATHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Starkweather, ND	STARKWEATHER 44	Elementary	29
28	GACKLE-STREETER HIGH SCHOOL	Gackle, ND	GACKLE-STREETER 56	High	30
29	LEEDS HIGH SCHOOL	Leeds, ND	LEEDS 6	High	30
30	WOLVES CENTER ACADEMY	Watford City, ND	MCKENZIE CO 1	High	30
31	MUNICH HIGH SCHOOL	Munich, ND	MUNICH 19	High	30
32	SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL	Selfridge, ND	SELFRIDGE 8	High	30
33	EXPLORER ACADEMY	Fargo, ND	FARGO 1	Elementary	34
34	NEWBURG-UNITED HIGH SCHOOL	Newburg, ND	NEWBURG-UNITED 54	High	35
35	FINLEY-SHARON HIGH SCHOOL	Finley, ND	FINLEY-SHARON 19	High	35
36	SUNDALE COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Milnor, ND	MILNOR 2	Elementary	35
37	Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04	Forbes, ND	Leola School District 44-2	Elementary	35
38	NORTH BORDER-PEMBINA HIGH SCHOOL	Pembina, ND	NORTH BORDER 100	High	36
39	FORDVILLE-LANKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Fordville, ND	FORDVILLE-LANKIN 5	Elementary	36
40	KULM HIGH SCHOOL	Kulm, ND	KULM 7	High	36
41	GOLVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Golva, ND	LONE TREE 6	Elementary	36
42	DEL EASTON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL	Williston, ND	WILLISTON BASIN 7	High	37
43	WILLISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CAMPUS PK	Williston, ND	WILLISTON BASIN 7	Elementary	37
44	MADDOCK HIGH SCHOOL	Maddock, ND	MADDOCK 9	High	38
45	TGU-GRANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	Granville, ND	TGU 60	High	39
46	Twin Buttes Day School	Hallilday, ND	Twin Buttes Day School	Elementary	39
47	WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Wing, ND	WING 28	Elementary	40
48	BOWBELLS HIGH SCHOOL	Bowbells, ND	BOWBELLS 14	High	42
49	BURKE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	Lignite, ND	BURKE CENTRAL 36	High	43
50	STRASBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Strasburg, ND	STRASBURG 15	Elementary	44

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