countyscore

Best Schools Counties in North Dakota

Graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment Compare rankings across all 53 counties.

Average Schools Score
54/100
Top County
Billings County
Counties Ranked
53

Top 10

#1
Billings County
ND
94/100
#2
Cavalier County
ND
76/100
#3
Pierce County
ND
74/100
#4
Ransom County
ND
71/100
#5
McHenry County
ND
71/100
#6
Divide County
ND
70/100
#7
Golden Valley County
ND
70/100
#8
Pembina County
ND
67/100
#9
Renville County
ND
66/100
#10
Barnes County
ND
65/100

All North Dakota Counties Ranked

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Billings County, ND
94.1
84.1
2Cavalier County, ND
76.3
66
3Pierce County, ND
74
63.9
4Ransom County, ND
71.3
66.7
5McHenry County, ND
70.6
69.3
6Divide County, ND
70.3
72.2
7Golden Valley County, ND
70.2
68.1
8Pembina County, ND
66.8
69
9Renville County, ND
65.5
66.8
10Barnes County, ND
64.8
56.2
11Burleigh County, ND
63.8
45.4
12Cass County, ND
61.3
38.9
13Ramsey County, ND
59.8
50.4
14Mercer County, ND
59.6
60.6
15Kidder County, ND
59
69.8
16Grand Forks County, ND
58
40.5
17Traill County, ND
57.2
64.5
18Nelson County, ND
57.1
71.5
19Logan County, ND
56.9
67.4
20Bowman County, ND
56.1
64.9
21Dunn County, ND
56
61.5
22Stark County, ND
53.5
46.8
23Mountrail County, ND
52.5
60.7
24Wells County, ND
52.5
68.2
25Dickey County, ND
52.4
62.6
26Steele County, ND
52
75.8
27Foster County, ND
51.8
64.3
28Ward County, ND
51.8
48.2
29Benson County, ND
51.5
63.2
30Sioux County, ND
51.5
68.4
31Rolette County, ND
51.4
57.6
32Towner County, ND
50.5
60.4
33Burke County, ND
50.3
72.5
34Bottineau County, ND
50
61.3
35McKenzie County, ND
50
48.8
36Sargent County, ND
49.9
60.6
37Sheridan County, ND
48.6
62.1
38Emmons County, ND
48.2
60.4
39Stutsman County, ND
48.1
48.3
40LaMoure County, ND
47.1
70.4
41McIntosh County, ND
44.6
60.7
42Grant County, ND
44.4
66.7
43Hettinger County, ND
43.5
62.1
44Richland County, ND
43.3
51.7
45Oliver County, ND
42.4
74.1
46Griggs County, ND
41.7
70
47Morton County, ND
39.4
38.5
48McLean County, ND
37.4
60.1
49Walsh County, ND
36.8
54.6
50Eddy County, ND
35.9
60.3
51Williams County, ND
35.6
42.7
52Adams County, ND
34.4
62.2
53Slope County, ND
31.4
77.4

Data Source

Schools data from SchoolsByCounty. See full details at SchoolsByCounty. Data updated February 2026.