| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 15.25 | Central Elementary Public School District 32 / 212 |
| 2. | 14.71 | Earl Public School District 18 / 17 |
| 3. | 14.37 | Fargo Public School District 1 / 88,945 |
| 4. | 14.24 | Grand Forks Public School District 1 / 53,362 |
| 5. | 14.20 | Grand Forks AFB Public School District 140 / 2,874 |
| 6. | 14.07 | West Fargo Public School District 6 / 44,567 |
| 7. | 14.00 | Bismarck Public School District 1 / 75,004 |
| 8. | 13.95 | Central Cass Public School District 17 / 3,751 |
| 9. | 13.95 | Thompson Public School District 61 / 1,963 |
| 10. | 13.79 | Minot Public School District 1 / 47,116 |
| 11. | 13.76 | Northern Cass Public School District 97 / 2,226 |
| 12. | 13.74 | Apple Creek Public School District 39 / 897 |
| 13. | 13.71 | Lonetree Public School District 6 / 293 |
| 14. | 13.70 | Kindred Public School District 2 / 3,111 |
| 15. | 13.68 | Manvel Public School District 125 / 1,396 |
| 16. | 13.67 | Menoken Public School District 33 / 383 |
| 17. | 13.65 | Mapleton Public School District 7 / 1,002 |
| 18. | 13.59 | Valley City Public School District 2 / 7,849 |
| 19. | 13.58 | United Public School District 7 / 3,268 |
| 20. | 13.58 | Parshall Public School District 3 / 1,709 |
| 21. | 13.56 | Horse Creek Public School District 32 / 228 |
| 22. | 13.56 | May-Port CG Public School District 14 / 3,566 |
| 23. | 13.54 | Yellowstone Public School District 14 / 498 |
| 24. | 13.53 | Rolette Public School District 29 / 1,282 |
| 25. | 13.51 | Eightmile Public School District 6 / 666 |
| 26. | 13.51 | Northwood Public School District 129 / 1,641 |
| 27. | 13.50 | Richland Public School District 44 / 1,418 |
| 28. | 13.49 | Wahpeton Public School District 37 / 9,428 |
| 29. | 13.47 | Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 / 1,714 |
| 30. | 13.45 | Hazen Public School District 3 / 3,269 |
| 31. | 13.45 | Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School District 1 / 2,325 |
| 32. | 13.44 | Larimore Public School District 44 / 2,740 |
| 33. | 13.43 | Eureka Public School District 19 / 272 |
| 34. | 13.43 | Nedrose Public School District 4 / 1,660 |
| 35. | 13.41 | McKenzie County Public School District 1 / 3,421 |
| 36. | 13.40 | South Prairie Public School District 70 / 1,146 |
| 37. | 13.40 | Washburn Public School District 4 / 1,811 |
| 38. | 13.39 | Twin Buttes Public School District 37 / 314 |
| 39. | 13.38 | Central Valley Public School District 3 / 1,549 |
| 40. | 13.38 | Maple Valley Public School District 4 / 1,600 |
| 41. | 13.37 | Divide County Public School District 1 / 1,865 |
| 42. | 13.35 | Newburg United Public School District 54 / 514 |
| 43. | 13.33 | Baldwin Public School District 29 / 411 |
| 44. | 13.32 | Wyndmere Public School District 42 / 1,436 |
| 45. | 13.32 | North Star School District / 1,869 |
| 46. | 13.31 | Hillsboro Public School District 9 / 2,577 |
| 47. | 13.31 | Powers Lake Public School District 27 / 619 |
| 48. | 13.29 | Name N/A / 15,217 |
| 49. | 13.28 | Edinburg Public School District 106 / 646 |
| 50. | 13.27 | Glenburn Public School District 26 / 1,132 |
| 51. | 13.27 | Hatton Public School District 7 / 1,332 |
| 52. | 13.27 | Dickinson Public School District 1 / 20,244 |
| 53. | 13.27 | Mandan Public School District 1 / 21,856 |
| 54. | 13.26 | St. Thomas Public School District 43 / 540 |
| 55. | 13.26 | Beach Public School District 3 / 1,246 |
| 56. | 13.26 | Nesson Public School District 2 / 1,256 |
| 57. | 13.25 | White Shield Public School District 85 / 496 |
| 58. | 13.24 | Roosevelt Public School District 18 / 728 |
| 59. | 13.22 | Stanley Public School District 2 / 2,580 |
| 60. | 13.22 | Fort Ransom Public School District 6 / 245 |
| 61. | 13.22 | Bottineau Public School District 1 / 4,081 |
| 62. | 13.22 | Naughton Public School District 25 / 110 |
| 63. | 13.20 | Williston Public School District 1 / 15,283 |
| 64. | 13.20 | St. John Public School District 3 / 1,621 |
| 65. | 13.20 | Adams Public School District 128 / 395 |
| 66. | 13.20 | Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 / 2,635 |
| 67. | 13.19 | Surrey Public School District 41 / 1,585 |
| 68. | 13.19 | Robinson Public School District 14 / 165 |
| 69. | 13.19 | Sawyer Public School District 16 / 825 |
| 70. | 13.18 | Lewis and Clark Public School District 161 / 2,213 |
| 71. | 13.18 | New Town Public School District 1 / 2,846 |
| 72. | 13.18 | Devils Lake Public School District 1 / 10,942 |
| 73. | 13.17 | Leeds Public School District 6 / 974 |
| 74. | 13.16 | Emerado Public School District 127 / 884 |
| 75. | 13.14 | Ellendale Public School District 40 / 2,299 |
| 76. | 13.13 | LaMoure Public School District 8 / 1,873 |
| 77. | 13.13 | Bowman County Public School District 1 / 2,769 |
| 78. | 13.12 | Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34 / 1,314 |
| 79. | 13.12 | Jamestown Public School District 1 / 17,720 |
| 80. | 13.09 | Finley-Sharon Public School District 19 / 913 |
| 81. | 13.09 | Valley Public School District 12 / 830 |
| 82. | 13.06 | Billings County Public School District 1 / 897 |
| 83. | 13.05 | Pingree-Buchanan Public School District 10 / 592 |
| 84. | 13.05 | Cavalier Public School District 6 / 2,768 |
| 85. | 13.05 | Munich Public School District 19 / 514 |
| 86. | 13.04 | Montpelier Public School District 14 / 604 |
| 87. | 13.04 | Enderlin Area Public School District 24 / 2,043 |
| 88. | 13.04 | Burke Central Public School District 36 / 719 |
| 89. | 13.03 | New Public School District 8 / 1,813 |
| 90. | 13.03 | Langdon-Milton-Osnabrock School District 23 / 3,184 |
| 91. | 13.02 | New England Public School District 9 / 1,194 |
| 92. | 13.02 | Carrington Public School District 10 / 3,169 |
| 93. | 13.02 | Alexander Public School District 2 / 523 |
| 94. | 13.00 | Edgeley Public School District 3 / 1,207 |
| 95. | 13.00 | Velva Public School District 1 / 2,352 |
| 96. | 13.00 | Lisbon Public School District 19 / 3,559 |
| 97. | 12.99 | Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 / 1,172 |
| 98. | 12.98 | Center-Stanton Public School District 1 / 1,796 |
| 99. | 12.97 | Drayton Public School District 19 / 912 |
| 100. | 12.96 | Lidgerwood Public School District 28 / 1,154 |
| 101. | 12.95 | South Heart Public School District 9 / 1,233 |
| 102. | 12.93 | Barnes County North Public School District 2 / 1,975 |
| 103. | 12.93 | North Central Public School District 28 / 382 |
| 104. | 12.93 | Griggs County Central School District 18 / 1,886 |
| 105. | 12.93 | Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 25 / 1,296 |
| 106. | 12.92 | Litchville-Marion Public School District 46 / 1,288 |
| 107. | 12.92 | Oakes Public School District 41 / 2,976 |
| 108. | 12.91 | Mott-Regent Public School District 1 / 1,646 |
| 109. | 12.90 | Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Public School District 6 / 778 |
| 110. | 12.90 | Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 / 793 |
| 111. | 12.90 | New Salem-Almont School District / 2,148 |
| 112. | 12.89 | Montefiore Public School District 1 / 1,251 |
| 113. | 12.89 | Scranton Public School District 33 / 811 |
| 114. | 12.89 | Fairmount Public School District 18 / 571 |
| 115. | 12.89 | North Sargent Public School District 3 / 966 |
| 116. | 12.88 | Bowbells Public School District 14 / 535 |
| 117. | 12.88 | Park River Public School District 78 / 2,311 |
| 118. | 12.88 | Tioga Public School District 15 / 2,006 |
| 119. | 12.87 | Page Public School District 80 / 580 |
| 120. | 12.87 | Manning Public School District 45 / 180 |
| 121. | 12.87 | West Hope Public School District 17 / 786 |
| 122. | 12.87 | Lakota Public School District 66 / 1,055 |
| 123. | 12.87 | Edmore Public School District 2 / 710 |
| 124. | 12.86 | Minnewaukan Public School District 5 / 443 |
| 125. | 12.86 | New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2 / 2,396 |
| 126. | 12.86 | Garrison Public School District 51 / 2,286 |
| 127. | 12.84 | Hettinger Public School District 13 / 2,002 |
| 128. | 12.83 | Killdeer Public School District 16 / 1,945 |
| 129. | 12.83 | Wolford Public School District 1 / 320 |
| 130. | 12.83 | Maddock Public School District 9 / 1,047 |
| 131. | 12.81 | Hope Public School District 10 / 547 |
| 132. | 12.80 | Halliday Public School District 19 / 437 |
| 133. | 12.77 | Flasher Public School District 39 / 1,084 |
| 134. | 12.77 | Max Public School District 50 / 824 |
| 135. | 12.77 | Midkota Public School District 7 / 1,211 |
| 136. | 12.76 | Anamoose Public School District 14 / 485 |
| 137. | 12.76 | Underwood Public School District 8 / 1,599 |
| 138. | 12.76 | Dunseith Public School District 1 / 2,967 |
| 139. | 12.76 | Hankinson Public School District 8 / 1,931 |
| 140. | 12.76 | Sargent Central Public School District 6 / 1,620 |
| 141. | 12.75 | Wing Public School District 28 / 439 |
| 142. | 12.74 | Mandaree Public School District 36 / 864 |
| 143. | 12.72 | Minto Public School District 20 / 1,027 |
| 144. | 12.72 | Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49 / 1,254 |
| 145. | 12.72 | Milnor Public School District 2 / 1,330 |
| 146. | 12.72 | Goodrich Public School District 16 / 277 |
| 147. | 12.71 | Kensal Public School District 19 / 398 |
| 148. | 12.69 | Bakker Public School District 10 / 303 |
| 149. | 12.69 | Fort Yates Public School District 4 / 2,674 |
| 150. | 12.67 | Harvey Public School District 38 / 2,782 |
| 151. | 12.66 | Towner-Granville-Upham Public School District 60 / 2,491 |
| 152. | 12.64 | Belfield Public School District 13 / 1,017 |
| 153. | 12.62 | Beulah Public School District 27 / 4,612 |
| 154. | 12.62 | Midway Public School District 128 / 1,550 |
| 155. | 12.61 | Belcourt Public School District 7 / 6,167 |
| 156. | 12.60 | Oberon Public School District 16 / 285 |
| 157. | 12.59 | Kulm Public School District 7 / 751 |
| 158. | 12.59 | Kenmare Public School District 28 / 1,746 |
| 159. | 12.58 | Grenora Public School District 99 / 639 |
| 160. | 12.56 | North Border School District 100 / 3,042 |
| 161. | 12.56 | Medina Public School District 3 / 1,006 |
| 162. | 12.54 | Hebron Public School District 13 / 917 |
| 163. | 12.50 | Marmarth Public School District 12 / 233 |
| 164. | 12.50 | Kidder County School District / 2,403 |
| 165. | 12.49 | Rugby Public School District 5 / 3,936 |
| 166. | 12.48 | Glen Ullin Public School District 48 / 1,234 |
| 167. | 12.46 | Selfridge Public School District 8 / 301 |
| 168. | 12.45 | Grafton Public School District 3 / 5,411 |
| 169. | 12.44 | Sterling Public School District 35 / 471 |
| 170. | 12.40 | Starkweather Public School District 44 / 494 |
| 171. | 12.27 | Linton Public School District 36 / 1,558 |
| 172. | 12.24 | Little Heart Public School District 4 / 160 |
| 173. | 12.21 | McClusky Public School District 19 / 624 |
| 174. | 12.15 | Gackle-Streeter Public School District 56 / 960 |
| 175. | 12.14 | Wishek Public School District 19 / 1,525 |
| 176. | 12.12 | Zeeland Public School District 4 / 270 |
| 177. | 12.11 | Pleasant Valley Public School District 35 / 213 |
| 178. | 12.09 | Solen Public School District 3 / 1,188 |
| 179. | 12.08 | Drake Public School District 57 / 805 |
| 180. | 12.01 | Strasburg Public School District 15 / 987 |
| 181. | 12.00 | Napoleon Public School District 2 / 1,444 |
| 182. | 11.97 | Ashley Public School District 9 / 1,144 |
| 183. | 11.96 | Warwick Public School District 29 / 911 |
| 184. | 11.87 | Sweet Briar Public School District 17 / 134 |
| 185. | 11.59 | Fort Totten Public School District 30 / 2,040 |
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.
