Best public high schools in North Dakota

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Central Valley School District No. 3, ND
- Enrollment: 89 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#30. Central Valley High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Maple Valley School District No. 4, ND
- Enrollment: 94 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#29. Maple Valley High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Hatton Eielson Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 78 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#28. Hatton Eielson High School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Fargo Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 889 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#27. South High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Northern Cass School District No. 97, ND
- Enrollment: 200 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#26. Northern Cass High School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Glen Ullin School District No. 48, ND
- Enrollment: 46 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#25. Glen Ullin High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: West Fargo Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 1,563 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#24. West Fargo Sheyenne High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Scranton School District No. 33, ND
- Enrollment: 55 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#23. Scranton High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Rugby School District No. 5, ND
- Enrollment: 300 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#22. Rugby High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Valley City School District No. 2, ND
- Enrollment: 366 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#21. Valley City High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Barnes County North School District, ND
- Enrollment: 77 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#20. Barnes County North Public School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Mt. Pleasant School District No. 4, ND
- Enrollment: 104 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#19. Mt. Pleasant High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Minot School District No. 1, ND
- Enrollment: 924 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#18. Magic City Campus High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Velva School District No. 1, ND
- Enrollment: 215 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#17. Velva High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Hazen School District No. 3, ND
- Enrollment: 181 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#16. Hazen High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Hillsboro Public Schools, ND•
- Enrollment: 238 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#15. Hillsboro High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood School District No. 1, ND
- Enrollment: 138 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B
#14. MLS High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Thompson Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 265 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#13. Thompson High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Wyndmere Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 97 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#12. Wyndmere High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Cavalier School District No. 6, ND
- Enrollment: 188 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#11. Cavalier High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Finley-Sharon School District No. 19, ND
- Enrollment: 41 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#10. Finley-Sharon High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: United School District No. 7, ND
- Enrollment: 300 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#9. Des Lacs-Burlington High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Grand Forks Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 1,138 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#8. Central High School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Linton School District No. 36, ND
- Enrollment: 79 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#7. Linton High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: New Rockford-Sheyenne School District No. 2, ND
- Enrollment: 144 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade B+
#6. New Rockford-Sheyenne High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Fargo Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 1,337 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#5. Fargo Davies High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Kindred Public School District, ND
- Enrollment: 361 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#4. Kindred High School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Grand Forks Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 1,054 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#3. Red River High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Fargo Public Schools, ND
- Enrollment: 1,046 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#2. North High School
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Bismarck School District No. 1, ND
- Enrollment: 1,332 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Century High School
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