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

806

Casselton Public Schools

1

816

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools

2

1,302

Fargo Public Schools

22

10,617

Hawley Public Schools

2

905

Moorhead Area Public Schools

7

5,362

Northern Cass

1

515

West Fargo Public Schools

11

6,200

 

Private and Parochial Schools

Location

Facilities

Enrollment

Fargo

Cardinal Muench Seminary

1

23

Dakota Montessori School

1

185

Fargo Catholic Schools Network

3

1,132

Grace Lutheran School

1

150

Oak Grove Lutheran School

2

492

Moorhead

 

 

Park Christian School

2

445

St. Joseph’s School

1

229


Post-Secondary and Higher Education

Facility

Location

Enrollment

Minnesota School of Business

Moorhead
(Online)

24

Concordia College

Moorhead

2,815

Minnesota State Community & Technical College

Moorhead

2,400

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead

7,490

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton

2,417

North Dakota State University

Fargo

12,527

Rasmussen College

Fargo

750

UND Continuing Education Outreach

Fargo

102

University of Mary/Fargo Center

Fargo

400

Burdick Job Corps Center

Fargo

250

University of North Dakota Medical Education Center

Fargo

110


College Entrance Test Scores

Fargo Moorhead tests scores annually exceed the national average.

Location

Average Score

ACT (Class of 2006-07)

 

Moorhead

23.2

Fargo

23.0

Casselton

22.9

Barnesville

22.8

Minnesota

22.5

West Fargo

22.0

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

22.0

Northern Cass

N/A

North Dakota

21.6

National Average Score

21.2

 

 

SAT (Class of 2006-07)

Average
Score

North Dakota Mean

 

Critical Reading

584

Mathematics

596

Writing

562

 

 

Minnesota Mean

 

Critical Reading

596

Mathematics

603

Writing

577

 

 

National Mean

Average
Score

Critical Reading

502

Mathematics

515

Writing

494

 

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