The District operates in three comprehensive high schools, three middle schools, sixteen elementary schools, a setting D day program, and a self-directed academy. FPS also operates an alternative high school and an early childhood education center for children with special needs. Student enrollment in FPS for the 2024-25 school year is approximately 11,200. Governance and Funding
The Fargo Public
Schools is governed by a nine-member Board of Education, whose members may serve an unlimited number of four-year terms. Board members oversee the District’s annual budget of nearly $216 million during the 2023-24 fiscal year. Staff
The school system employs more than 2,000 permanent employees. Included in that number are approximately 1005 teachers of which 67% hold a master’s degree or higher. Specialists are placed in all District elementary buildings, to deliver instruction in visual arts, library/media services, music, and physical education. Curriculum
Fargo Public Schools is accredited through Cognia, a world-wide, non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site external reviews by highly trained and experienced education professionals of Pre-K through grade 12 schools and school systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. The District offers high school students more than 220 courses within 28 curriculum areas. Advanced Placement (AP) courses include biology, calculus, chemistry, history, and physics, in addition to language and the arts. Career & Technical Education curriculum in the Fargo Public Schools includes automotive, business, construction, graphic arts, health, information technologies, industry, and manufacturing, with access to agriculture and aviation through the Cass County Career and Technical Education Consortium. Through its special education department, the District serves 18% of our student population with special needs, ages 3-21. Configuration
The District educates its students through a city-wide grade-level configuration of grade K-5 elementary schools, grade 6-8 middle schools, and grade 9-12 high schools. The District’s elementary and middle school buildings constructed and/or remodeled after 1994 utilize the shared “pod” or “team center” concept, which assigns groups of students and teachers together for interconnected teaching and learning using common resources. Activities
The District offers, on average, more than 55 co-curricular activities at each of the comprehensive high schools. This includes athletics, forensics, clubs, music, technology, community service, honor societies, and the performing arts. Many directly relate to or include academic coursework. On average, 70% of students in grades 6-12 participate in at least one co-curricular activity. Questions about this page? Contact FPS Communications at (701) 446-1043, or email us at: [email protected].
