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BISMARCK 1
Key statistics
14,098
Students enrolled
26
Public schools
969
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.5:1
Students per teacher
Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.
District details
Grades served
PK to 12
Total staff (FTE)
2,024
District office
128 Soo Line Dr, Bismarck ND 58501
Phone
County
Burleigh County
Official website
NCES District ID
3800014
About BISMARCK 1
Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.
Bismarck is the capital city of North Dakota. It's centrally located in the state and bordered on the west by the scenic Missouri River. The Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for 2011 shows a population of 106,286, with the incorporated city limits of Bismarck at 61,217 according to the 2009 census estimate.The Bismarck Public School District has been in the education business for over 125 years (since 1873). The first graduating class was in 1887, when two people graduated. In 2010, 840 students graduated. The oldest building is part of BHS, built in 1934, and the newest buildings are Sunrise Elementary School and the Career Academy, which opened in August 2010.We are the largest school districts in the state, with 11,008 students in 2010-11 and 1,751 staff members. We have over 500 classrooms in 16 grade schools, three middle schools,two senior high schools, an alternative high school, a career and technical center, and an early childhood program.