Total enrollment
13,774
+1,332 (+11%) vs SY 2017-18
31 schools in Fargo
North Dakota · Public K-12
Fargo runs 31 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment around 13,774 (22 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high).
7-year change in Fargo
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
+7 (+29%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
63%
was 73%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
17%
was 13%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Fargo
Across Fargo, North Dakota, 31 public schools enrolls about 13,774 students between them.
In terms of grade levels, the city is made up of 22 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high.
Schools in Fargo average about 444 students each, 87% higher than the North Dakota norm.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment increased 11%: 12,442 students in SY 2017-18 versus 13,774 in SY 2024-25. Fargo now counts 31 public schools, up from 24 in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment declined from 73% to 63%.
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