Top Rankings
Grafton 18 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 291 students in Grafton 18 School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in North Dakota.
Public High School in Grafton 18 School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the North Dakota public high school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Public High School in Grafton 18 School District have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is more than the North Dakota average of 81%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Grafton High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in North Dakota or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the North Dakota public high school average of 28% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (ND)
# Schools
3 Schools
183 Schools
# Students
948 Students
40,175 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
3,287 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Grafton 18 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 167 school districts in North Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#148 out of 169 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)22%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
44%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)85%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.46
% American Indian
2%
12%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
34%
6%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
59%
72%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Grafton 18 School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Grafton High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1548 School Road
Grafton, ND 58237
(701) 352-1930
Grafton, ND 58237
(701) 352-1930
Grades: 9-12
| 291 students
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