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	840
Casselton Public Schools	1	875
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools	2	1,413
Fargo Public Schools	22	10,331
Hawley Public Schools	2	915
Mapleton	1	100
Moorhead Area Public Schools	7	5,739
Northern Cass	1	672
West Fargo Public Schools	14	7,223

Private and Parochial Schools

Location	Facilities	Enrollment
Fargo
Dakota Montessori School	1	182
Fargo Catholic Schools Network	4	1,100
Grace Lutheran School	1	138
Oak Grove Lutheran School	2	407
Moorhead
Park Christian School	2	373
St. Joseph’s School	1	252

Post-Secondary and Higher Education

Facility	Location	Enrollment
Concordia College	Moorhead	2,810
Minnesota School of Business	Moorhead (Online)	400
Minnesota State Community & Technical College	Moorhead	3,577
Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead	7,497
North Dakota State College of Science	Wahpeton	2,833
North Dakota State University	Fargo	14,407
Rasmussen College	Fargo	1254
UND Continuing Education Outreach	Fargo	102
University of Mary/Fargo Center	Fargo	319
University of North Dakota Medical Education Center	Fargo	110

College Entrance Test Scores

Fargo Moorhead tests scores annually exceed the national average.

Location	ACT
Barnesville	21.7
Casselton	21.2
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	n/a
Fargo	22.8
Moorhead	22.2
Northern Cass	20.6
West Fargo	21.6
Minnesota Average Score	22.7
North Dakota Average Score	21.5
National Average Score	21.1
Sources: North Dakota Department of Public Instrction; Area Schools; Class of 2009-10

SAT	Critical Reading	Math	Writing
ND Mean	580	594	559
MN Mean	594	607	580
National Mean	501	516	492

Sources: College Board (www.collegeboard.com); November 2010

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