2024 Best High Schools in North Dakota

What High School Paths Does North Dakota Provide?

North Dakota has 186 high schools, although this figure is 62% less than the national average of 486, it still ranks the state at #2 in terms of high schools per capita. On the whole, the average grade of the state's high schools is a B–, which is even with the national average.

91% of the high schools in the state are public, and they have an average rating of B–. Of those 169 schools, all are traditional public schools, and approximately 47% of them exceed the national average. Unfortunately, North Dakota does not have any charter or magnet schools, ranking in the bottom two spots (44th and 45th) for those respective types per capita.

On the private school side, there are 16 such schools, which is about 9% of all schools in the state. North Dakota currently ranks 40th for the most private schools per capita, which is slightly below the national average. Those 16 schools have a median rating of B+, and 69% of them exceed the national average. About 94% of North Dakota's private schools are religiously affiliated, led primarily by Christian schools which total 11. The state ranks 23rd for most religious schools per capita, so it is slightly above the average. There is only one all-boys school in the state, and no all-girls schools, and no online schools.