| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 14.79 | Central Elementary Public School District 32 / 195 |
| 2. | 14.46 | Fargo Public School District 1 / 89,384 |
| 3. | 14.29 | Thompson Public School District 61 / 2,221 |
| 4. | 14.24 | Grand Forks Public School District 1 / 54,126 |
| 5. | 14.21 | Grand Forks AFB Public School District 140 / 2,570 |
| 6. | 14.19 | West Fargo Public School District 6 / 50,002 |
| 7. | 14.11 | Bismarck Public School District 1 / 78,091 |
| 8. | 14.06 | Central Cass Public School District 17 / 3,407 |
| 9. | 14.00 | Earl Public School District 18 / 76 |
| 10. | 13.97 | Northern Cass Public School District 97 / 2,274 |
| 11. | 13.96 | Apple Creek Public School District 39 / 868 |
| 12. | 13.92 | Manning Public School District 45 / 167 |
| 13. | 13.87 | Naughton Public School District 25 / 125 |
| 14. | 13.86 | Kindred Public School District 2 / 3,210 |
| 15. | 13.84 | Minot Public School District 1 / 49,502 |
| 16. | 13.80 | Menoken Public School District 33 / 422 |
| 17. | 13.79 | Manvel Public School District 125 / 1,326 |
| 18. | 13.76 | May-Port CG Public School District 14 / 3,521 |
| 19. | 13.71 | Wahpeton Public School District 37 / 9,167 |
| 20. | 13.70 | Mapleton Public School District 7 / 1,158 |
| 21. | 13.70 | Larimore Public School District 44 / 2,563 |
| 22. | 13.70 | Eightmile Public School District 6 / 759 |
| 23. | 13.68 | Glenburn Public School District 26 / 1,142 |
| 24. | 13.65 | Rolette Public School District 29 / 1,329 |
| 25. | 13.63 | Central Valley Public School District 3 / 1,512 |
| 26. | 13.62 | Yellowstone Public School District 14 / 481 |
| 27. | 13.61 | Hillsboro Public School District 9 / 2,585 |
| 28. | 13.61 | Washburn Public School District 4 / 1,902 |
| 29. | 13.60 | South Prairie Public School District 70 / 1,480 |
| 30. | 13.58 | Richland Public School District 44 / 1,280 |
| 31. | 13.55 | Valley City Public School District 2 / 7,922 |
| 32. | 13.54 | Hazen Public School District 3 / 3,275 |
| 33. | 13.52 | White Shield Public School District 85 / 559 |
| 34. | 13.51 | Maple Valley Public School District 4 / 1,523 |
| 35. | 13.51 | Pingree-Buchanan Public School District 10 / 625 |
| 36. | 13.50 | Mandan Public School District 1 / 22,595 |
| 37. | 13.50 | Cavalier Public School District 6 / 2,478 |
| 38. | 13.49 | Northwood Public School District 129 / 1,452 |
| 39. | 13.48 | Nedrose Public School District 4 / 1,658 |
| 40. | 13.48 | Bottineau Public School District 1 / 3,951 |
| 41. | 13.48 | Baldwin Public School District 29 / 452 |
| 42. | 13.48 | United Public School District 7 / 3,033 |
| 43. | 13.46 | Parshall Public School District 3 / 1,622 |
| 44. | 13.45 | McKenzie County Public School District 1 / 3,948 |
| 45. | 13.43 | Name N/A / 15,523 |
| 46. | 13.42 | Beach Public School District 3 / 1,314 |
| 47. | 13.42 | Sawyer Public School District 16 / 960 |
| 48. | 13.42 | Dickinson Public School District 1 / 21,215 |
| 49. | 13.41 | North Star School District / 1,853 |
| 50. | 13.40 | Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School District 1 / 2,364 |
| 51. | 13.40 | Alexander Public School District 2 / 577 |
| 52. | 13.38 | Montefiore Public School District 1 / 1,267 |
| 53. | 13.37 | Wyndmere Public School District 42 / 1,525 |
| 54. | 13.37 | Sweet Briar Public School District 17 / 135 |
| 55. | 13.37 | Hettinger Public School District 13 / 1,963 |
| 56. | 13.35 | Montpelier Public School District 14 / 549 |
| 57. | 13.34 | Fort Ransom Public School District 6 / 209 |
| 58. | 13.33 | New Public School District 8 / 2,085 |
| 59. | 13.32 | Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Public School District 6 / 909 |
| 60. | 13.32 | Name N/A / 1,628 |
| 61. | 13.32 | North Sargent Public School District 3 / 925 |
| 62. | 13.32 | Leeds Public School District 6 / 893 |
| 63. | 13.32 | North Central Public School District 28 / 396 |
| 64. | 13.32 | Robinson Public School District 14 / 172 |
| 65. | 13.32 | Nesson Public School District 2 / 1,365 |
| 66. | 13.31 | Divide County Public School District 1 / 1,981 |
| 67. | 13.31 | Williston Public School District 1 / 17,259 |
| 68. | 13.31 | Hatton Public School District 7 / 1,400 |
| 69. | 13.29 | Roosevelt Public School District 18 / 659 |
| 70. | 13.25 | Twin Buttes Public School District 37 / 339 |
| 71. | 13.23 | Fairmount Public School District 18 / 516 |
| 72. | 13.23 | Munich Public School District 19 / 554 |
| 73. | 13.22 | Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 / 1,680 |
| 74. | 13.22 | Stanley Public School District 2 / 2,909 |
| 75. | 13.22 | Emerado Public School District 127 / 755 |
| 76. | 13.21 | Edgeley Public School District 3 / 1,187 |
| 77. | 13.21 | Billings County Public School District 1 / 838 |
| 78. | 13.21 | Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 / 2,526 |
| 79. | 13.20 | Halliday Public School District 19 / 415 |
| 80. | 13.19 | Devils Lake Public School District 1 / 10,970 |
| 81. | 13.19 | Powers Lake Public School District 27 / 776 |
| 82. | 13.19 | Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 25 / 1,223 |
| 83. | 13.19 | Milnor Public School District 2 / 1,228 |
| 84. | 13.18 | Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34 / 1,338 |
| 85. | 13.18 | Page Public School District 80 / 570 |
| 86. | 13.18 | Lonetree Public School District 6 / 332 |
| 87. | 13.17 | Ellendale Public School District 40 / 2,435 |
| 88. | 13.15 | Killdeer Public School District 16 / 2,182 |
| 89. | 13.15 | Barnes County North Public School District 2 / 1,942 |
| 90. | 13.14 | New Town Public School District 1 / 3,100 |
| 91. | 13.14 | Surrey Public School District 41 / 1,708 |
| 92. | 13.14 | Scranton Public School District 33 / 871 |
| 93. | 13.14 | Jamestown Public School District 1 / 17,771 |
| 94. | 13.13 | Adams Public School District 128 / 361 |
| 95. | 13.13 | Bowman County Public School District 1 / 2,789 |
| 96. | 13.13 | Goodrich Public School District 16 / 298 |
| 97. | 13.13 | Underwood Public School District 8 / 1,538 |
| 98. | 13.13 | Edmore Public School District 2 / 619 |
| 99. | 13.12 | St. John Public School District 3 / 1,692 |
| 100. | 13.12 | Lewis and Clark Public School District 161 / 2,353 |
| 101. | 13.12 | LaMoure Public School District 8 / 1,794 |
| 102. | 13.10 | Park River Public School District 78 / 2,423 |
| 103. | 13.09 | Lisbon Public School District 19 / 3,492 |
| 104. | 13.09 | Drayton Public School District 19 / 872 |
| 105. | 13.08 | Bowbells Public School District 14 / 563 |
| 106. | 13.08 | Velva Public School District 1 / 2,409 |
| 107. | 13.08 | Lakota Public School District 66 / 1,164 |
| 108. | 13.07 | Minnewaukan Public School District 5 / 487 |
| 109. | 13.06 | Carrington Public School District 10 / 3,227 |
| 110. | 13.05 | Langdon-Milton-Osnabrock School District 23 / 3,085 |
| 111. | 13.04 | Garrison Public School District 51 / 2,301 |
| 112. | 13.03 | Oakes Public School District 41 / 2,875 |
| 113. | 13.03 | Tioga Public School District 15 / 1,596 |
| 114. | 13.02 | St. Thomas Public School District 43 / 463 |
| 115. | 13.01 | Enderlin Area Public School District 24 / 1,932 |
| 116. | 13.01 | Newburg United Public School District 54 / 637 |
| 117. | 13.00 | South Heart Public School District 9 / 1,248 |
| 118. | 13.00 | Anamoose Public School District 14 / 479 |
| 119. | 12.99 | New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2 / 2,408 |
| 120. | 12.99 | Litchville-Marion Public School District 46 / 1,288 |
| 121. | 12.97 | Flasher Public School District 39 / 952 |
| 122. | 12.97 | New Salem-Almont School District / 2,065 |
| 123. | 12.95 | Kenmare Public School District 28 / 1,848 |
| 124. | 12.95 | Beulah Public School District 27 / 4,424 |
| 125. | 12.95 | Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 / 1,054 |
| 126. | 12.95 | Hope Public School District 10 / 615 |
| 127. | 12.95 | Horse Creek Public School District 32 / 248 |
| 128. | 12.93 | Mott-Regent Public School District 1 / 1,650 |
| 129. | 12.92 | Max Public School District 50 / 941 |
| 130. | 12.91 | Maddock Public School District 9 / 1,005 |
| 131. | 12.91 | Grenora Public School District 99 / 588 |
| 132. | 12.89 | Pleasant Valley Public School District 35 / 167 |
| 133. | 12.88 | Burke Central Public School District 36 / 672 |
| 134. | 12.87 | New England Public School District 9 / 1,214 |
| 135. | 12.86 | Center-Stanton Public School District 1 / 2,033 |
| 136. | 12.86 | Belcourt Public School District 7 / 6,300 |
| 137. | 12.84 | Bakker Public School District 10 / 242 |
| 138. | 12.83 | West Hope Public School District 17 / 861 |
| 139. | 12.81 | Kulm Public School District 7 / 817 |
| 140. | 12.81 | Fort Yates Public School District 4 / 2,710 |
| 141. | 12.80 | Griggs County Central School District 18 / 1,880 |
| 142. | 12.80 | Midkota Public School District 7 / 1,078 |
| 143. | 12.80 | Finley-Sharon Public School District 19 / 901 |
| 144. | 12.80 | Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 / 734 |
| 145. | 12.78 | Starkweather Public School District 44 / 552 |
| 146. | 12.78 | Lidgerwood Public School District 28 / 1,412 |
| 147. | 12.76 | Wolford Public School District 1 / 380 |
| 148. | 12.76 | Medina Public School District 3 / 878 |
| 149. | 12.76 | Towner-Granville-Upham Public School District 60 / 2,409 |
| 150. | 12.75 | Minto Public School District 20 / 1,074 |
| 151. | 12.74 | Sargent Central Public School District 6 / 1,565 |
| 152. | 12.72 | Midway Public School District 128 / 1,490 |
| 153. | 12.69 | Kensal Public School District 19 / 346 |
| 154. | 12.69 | Dunseith Public School District 1 / 3,004 |
| 155. | 12.68 | Kidder County School District / 2,296 |
| 156. | 12.68 | North Border School District 100 / 3,161 |
| 157. | 12.67 | Harvey Public School District 38 / 2,825 |
| 158. | 12.67 | Little Heart Public School District 4 / 196 |
| 159. | 12.66 | Mandaree Public School District 36 / 987 |
| 160. | 12.65 | Sterling Public School District 35 / 473 |
| 161. | 12.65 | Warwick Public School District 29 / 1,116 |
| 162. | 12.65 | Hebron Public School District 13 / 1,195 |
| 163. | 12.63 | Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49 / 1,312 |
| 164. | 12.62 | Glen Ullin Public School District 48 / 1,080 |
| 165. | 12.62 | Napoleon Public School District 2 / 1,315 |
| 166. | 12.60 | Hankinson Public School District 8 / 1,848 |
| 167. | 12.60 | Belfield Public School District 13 / 1,187 |
| 168. | 12.58 | Oberon Public School District 16 / 346 |
| 169. | 12.58 | Rugby Public School District 5 / 3,926 |
| 170. | 12.55 | Wing Public School District 28 / 449 |
| 171. | 12.54 | Zeeland Public School District 4 / 260 |
| 172. | 12.51 | Selfridge Public School District 8 / 378 |
| 173. | 12.49 | McClusky Public School District 19 / 583 |
| 174. | 12.48 | Grafton Public School District 3 / 5,204 |
| 175. | 12.45 | Drake Public School District 57 / 699 |
| 176. | 12.39 | Ashley Public School District 9 / 1,114 |
| 177. | 12.34 | Strasburg Public School District 15 / 1,020 |
| 178. | 12.33 | Wishek Public School District 19 / 1,447 |
| 179. | 12.24 | Marmarth Public School District 12 / 217 |
| 180. | 12.23 | Solen Public School District 3 / 1,138 |
| 181. | 12.22 | Linton Public School District 36 / 1,441 |
| 182. | 12.10 | Gackle-Streeter Public School District 56 / 999 |
| 183. | 11.92 | Fort Totten Public School District 30 / 1,833 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
