Total enrollment
8,615
-273 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in West Fargo
North Dakota · Public K-12
Across the city, West Fargo hosts 17 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 8,615 North Dakota students (about 507 per school).
4-year change in West Fargo
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+4 (+31%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
40,094
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
8,615
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
17
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 377 |
| BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 537 |
| CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 1,006 |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Elementary | PK-PK | 180 |
| EASTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 387 |
| FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 473 |
| L E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 360 |
| LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 456 |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 1,103 |
| SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 367 |
| WEST FARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 53 |
| WEST FARGO ELEMENTARY VIRTUAL ACADEMY | Elementary | KG-05 | 10 |
| WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 1,380 |
| WEST FARGO HIGH VIRTUAL ACADEMY | High | 09-12 | 116 |
| WEST FARGO MIDDLE VIRTUAL ACADEMY | Middle | 06-08 | 13 |
| WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 1,400 |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 397 |
About West Fargo
West Fargo is a medium-population North Dakota city in terms of public-school footprint, with 17 schools and 8,615 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city consists of 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high.
Schools in West Fargo average about 507 students each, 113% above the North Dakota norm.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 3%: 8,888 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,615 in SY 2024-25. West Fargo now counts 17 public schools, up from 13 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for West Fargo discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.