Fargo Public Schools, North Dakota

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Fargo Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 11,431 (2022-2023)
Schools: 25 (2022-2023)
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Fargo Public Schools is a school district in North Dakota (Cass County). During the 2023 school year, 11,431 students attended one of the district's 25 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Fargo Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Nikkie Gullickson2028
Jason Nelson20242028
Kristin Nelson20242028
Allie Ollenburger20242028
Melissa Burkland2026
Katie Christensen2026
Greg Clark2026
Nyamal Dei2026
Robin Nelson2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $25,961,000 $2,297 13%
Local: $74,866,000 $6,623 36%
State: $105,273,000 $9,313 51%
Total: $206,100,000 $18,232
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $216,847,000 $19,183
Total Current Expenditures: $180,917,000 $16,004
Instructional Expenditures: $112,176,000 $9,923 52%
Student and Staff Support: $13,692,000 $1,211 6%
Administration: $20,240,000 $1,790 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $34,809,000 $3,079 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $29,519,000 $2,611
Construction: $10,687,000 $945
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,272,000 $112
Interest on Debt: $2,583,000 $228


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 41 40-44 14 15-19 10-14 49
2018-2019 48 35-39 20 20-24 25-29 57
2017-2018 49 45-49 22 20-24 25-29 57
2016-2017 48 40-44 21 30-34 25-29 55
2015-2016 52 44 21 30-34 15-19 61
2014-2015 52 40-44 23 25-29 25-29 58
2013-2014 77 65-69 49 65-69 55-59 82
2012-2013 79 70-74 54 60-64 50-54 83
2011-2012 79 75-79 51 60-64 60-64 82
2010-2011 79 75-79 44 60-64 60-64 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 45-49 23 20-24 20-24 50
2018-2019 51 40-44 28 30-34 30-34 58
2017-2018 50 45-49 28 25-29 25-29 57
2016-2017 52 40-44 29 30-34 35-39 59
2015-2016 57 45-49 32 35-39 25-29 64
2014-2015 53 45-49 29 35-39 20-24 59
2013-2014 73 55-59 49 55-59 50-54 78
2012-2013 74 70-74 51 55-59 55-59 78
2011-2012 74 70-74 49 55-59 55-59 78
2010-2011 75 65-69 50 65-69 55-59 78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 87 75-79 75-79 60-79 <50 92
2018-2019 84 70-79 70-74 60-69 40-59 89
2017-2018 84 80-89 70-74 50-59 21-39 89
2016-2017 85 70-79 65-69 40-59 40-59 90
2015-2016 87 >=90 85-89 60-79 40-59 89
2014-2015 84 80-89 70-74 60-79 21-39 89
2013-2014 85 80-89 70-74 >=50 40-59 89
2012-2013 82 70-79 60-69 40-59 40-59 86
2011-2012 82 >=80 65-69 60-79 40-59 85
2010-2011 85 60-79 60-69 60-79 <50 88


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 11,431 0.9
2021-2022 11,331 0.2
2020-2021 11,304 -1.9
2019-2020 11,520 0.1
2018-2019 11,514 0.5
2017-2018 11,456 1.7
2016-2017 11,263 -0.3
2015-2016 11,298 0.1
2014-2015 11,284 1.6
2013-2014 11,101 0.8
2012-2013 11,007 2.3
2011-2012 10,755 1.4
2010-2011 10,609 0.2
2009-2010 10,591 0.6
2008-2009 10,524 -0.6
2007-2008 10,590 -1.3
2006-2007 10,727 -1.1
2005-2006 10,849 -3.5
2004-2005 11,225 0.1
2003-2004 11,214 0.5
2002-2003 11,159 -1.0
2001-2002 11,269 -1.5
2000-2001 11,443 -2.2
1999-2000 11,695 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Fargo Public Schools (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.5 8.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.7 1.4
Black 14.6 5.3
Hispanic 6.3 6.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.3
Two or More Races 5.1 4.6
White 67.6 73.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Fargo Public Schools had 943.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.12.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.60
Kindergarten: 50.00
Elementary: 615.85
Secondary: 264.95
Total: 943.40

Fargo Public Schools employed 17.00 district administrators and 58.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 17.00
District Administrative Support: 42.49
School Administrators: 58.00
School Administrative Support: 79.27
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 388.06
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 39.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 45.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 20.00
Library/Media Support: 38.46
Student Support Services: 131.32
Other Support Services: 210.68


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Fargo Public Schools operates 25 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ben Franklin Middle School8836-8
Bennett Elementary School666KG-5
Carl Ben Eielson Middle School6156-8
Centennial Elementary School562KG-5
Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School346KG-5
Dakota High School1099-12
Discovery Middle School9756-8
Eagles Elementary School294KG-5
Early Childhood Special Education School143PK-PK
Ed Clapp Elementary School452KG-5
Explorer Academy10KG-8
Fargo 9-12 Virtual Academy429-12
Fargo Davies High School1,3639-12
Fargo K-8 Virtual Academy32KG-8
Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School368KG-5
Jefferson Elementary School295KG-5
Kennedy Elementary School452KG-5
Lewis And Clark Elementary School436KG-5
Lincoln Elementary School325KG-5
Longfellow Elementary School392KG-5
Madison Elementary School116KG-5
Mckinley Elementary School180KG-5
North High School1,0839-12
South High School9619-12
Washington Elementary School331KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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