Harrison Township’s public schools score below 68% of North Dakota districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Harrison Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Harrison Township, 73% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the North Dakota average (83%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Dakota, not nationally.
From North Dakota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Harrison Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 306 North Dakota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harrison Township’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 39% statewide; 73% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Minot Public School District 1 spends $15,808 per student and United Public School District 7 $13,556, against $16,642 across North Dakota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Dakota Memorial School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Harrison Township’s grade
C: better than 32% of North Dakota school districts. Test scores are above the North Dakota average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harrison Township, with each school’s own grade.
Harrison Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Minot Public School District 1). From grade PK, students attend the United Public School District 7, shared with Burlington, Burlington, Burt, Carpio, Des Lacs, Des Lacs, Foxholm, Kirkelie, Mayland, Muskego, Plain, Rolling Green, St. Marys, Vang and Waterford. Its elementary school is in Minot. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Harrison Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Harrison Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Harrison Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | C | Minot Public School District 1 PK–12 · United Public School District 7 PK–12 |
| Minot | C | Minot Public School District 1 |
| Burlington | — | United Public School District 7 |
| Burlington (city) | A− | United Public School District 7 |
| Nedrose | C− | Nedrose Public School District 4 |
| Eureka | — | Minot Public School District 1 |
| Afton | — | South Prairie Public School District 70 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Minot Public School District 1 with Harrison Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Harrison Township
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Harrison Township’s schools
Are Harrison Township’s schools good?
On North Dakota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Harrison Township children attend score below 68% of North Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Harrison Township in?
Two districts: Minot Public School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and United Public School District 7 runs grades PK–12, shared with Burlington, Burlington, Burt, Carpio, Des Lacs, Des Lacs, Foxholm, Kirkelie, Mayland, Muskego, Plain, Rolling Green, St. Marys, Vang and Waterford.
Where do Harrison Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Minot High School, Minot North High School, Des Lacs-Burlington High School and Souris River Campus Alternative High School.
What is Harrison Township’s graduation rate?
73% of the class of 2023 in Minot Public School District 1 graduated in four years, against 83% across North Dakota.
How much does Harrison Township spend per student?
$15,808 in Minot Public School District 1 and $13,556 in United Public School District 7 (FY2024), against $16,642 across North Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Harrison Township?
Yes: Dakota Memorial School (nonsectarian, grades 4–12, 87 students).
Parents talk
What Harrison Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Harrison Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.