Education

With some of the best schools in the nation, this is where Fargo Moorhead really shines. The area is a regional center for learning and is home to two universities, a well-respected private college, a community and technical college, multiple business schools and a skills and technology center for custom training and retraining. High quality elementary and secondary education is also a priority.

Public Schools

Location	Facilities	Enrollment
Barnesville Public Schools	2	820
Casselton Public Schools	1	800
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools	2	1,350
Fargo Public Schools	22	10,483
Hawley Public Schools	2	877
Moorhead Area Public Schools	7	5,452
Northern Cass	1	540
West Fargo Public Schools	11	6,974

 

Private and Parochial Schools

Location	Facilities	Enrollment
Fargo
Cardinal Muench Seminary	1	12
Dakota Montessori School	1	170
Fargo Catholic Schools Network	3	1,194
Grace Lutheran School	1	143
Oak Grove Lutheran School	2	464
Moorhead
Park Christian School	2	400
St. Joseph’s School	1	244

Post-Secondary and Higher Education

Facility	Location	Enrollment
Concordia College	Moorhead	2,811
Minnesota School of Business	Moorhead (Online)	400
Minnesota State Community & Technical College	Moorhead	3,120
Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead	7,477
North Dakota State College of Science	Wahpeton	2,651
North Dakota State University	Fargo	14,189
Rasmussen College	Fargo	954
UND Continuing Education Outreach	Fargo	102
University of Mary/Fargo Center	Fargo	300
University of North Dakota Medical Education Center	Fargo	112

College Entrance Test Scores

Fargo Moorhead tests scores annually exceed the national average.

Location	ACT
Barnesville	21.7
Casselton	22.0
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	n/a
Fargo	23.1
Moorhead	23.2
Northern Cass	19.6
West Fargo	21.7
Minnesota Average Score	22.7
North Dakota Average Score	21.5
National Average Score	21.1
Sources: Area schools: ACT, Inc.; College Board (www.collegeboard.com); Class of 2008-09

 

SAT	Critical Reading	Math	Writing
ND Mean	590	593	566
MN Mean	595	609	578
National Mean	501	512	492

Sources: College Board (www.collegeboard.com); November 2009

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