Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

Bismarck

Bismarck

Bismarck, ND schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$2,730 left/mo

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3 bd $1,690/mo in Bismarck. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.

Public-school students

20,164

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

14

1,441 teachers

Districts / schools

16 / 61

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$2,730

NCES counts 61 public schools here. 62 are filed under a level. 1 is not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

12 largest districts in Bismarck.

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

42

Elementary grades

Middle

5

Middle or junior high

High

15

Secondary grades

Other

0

K–12, ungraded, alternative

62 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Bismarck metro sits

Roughly the core of the Bismarck, ND metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

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Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $693 left/mo. Childcare $1,002. Bismarck paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

Moving from Bismarck

Take-home by job in Bismarck

Pay and leftover for every job in Bismarck

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