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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