| Rank | Population Density ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 1,515.8/sq mi | Fargo Public School District 1 / 91,542 |
| 2. | 1,028.5/sq mi | Williston Public School District 1 / 20,301 |
| 3. | 698.4/sq mi | Grand Forks Public School District 1 / 55,408 |
| 4. | 472.0/sq mi | Minot Public School District 1 / 52,808 |
| 5. | 447.2/sq mi | West Fargo Public School District 6 / 55,049 |
| 6. | 409.3/sq mi | Bismarck Public School District 1 / 82,411 |
| 7. | 240.9/sq mi | Grand Forks AFB Public School District 140 / 2,393 |
| 8. | 88.0/sq mi | Belcourt Public School District 7 / 6,346 |
| 9. | 72.7/sq mi | Nedrose Public School District 4 / 2,305 |
| 10. | 52.1/sq mi | Fort Totten Public School District 30 / 2,050 |
| 11. | 46.5/sq mi | Dickinson Public School District 1 / 23,189 |
| 12. | 45.2/sq mi | Mandan Public School District 1 / 23,396 |
| 13. | 38.3/sq mi | Jamestown Public School District 1 / 17,978 |
| 14. | 37.2/sq mi | Wahpeton Public School District 37 / 9,319 |
| 15. | 36.6/sq mi | Apple Creek Public School District 39 / 879 |
| 16. | 25.4/sq mi | Grafton Public School District 3 / 5,091 |
| 17. | 22.8/sq mi | Valley City Public School District 2 / 8,242 |
| 18. | 20.0/sq mi | Thompson Public School District 61 / 2,364 |
| 19. | 19.4/sq mi | Devils Lake Public School District 1 / 10,913 |
| 20. | 16.6/sq mi | St. John Public School District 3 / 1,783 |
| 21. | 15.4/sq mi | Dunseith Public School District 1 / 3,021 |
| 22. | 14.1/sq mi | Mapleton Public School District 7 / 1,007 |
| 23. | 13.2/sq mi | Surrey Public School District 41 / 1,678 |
| 24. | 11.1/sq mi | United Public School District 7 / 3,436 |
| 25. | 10.7/sq mi | Hazen Public School District 3 / 3,380 |
| 26. | 10.6/sq mi | Manvel Public School District 125 / 1,485 |
| 27. | 10.5/sq mi | Park River Public School District 78 / 2,338 |
| 28. | 10.0/sq mi | Central Cass Public School District 17 / 4,007 |
| 29. | 9.4/sq mi | Hillsboro Public School District 9 / 2,564 |
| 30. | 9.0/sq mi | North Sargent Public School District 3 / 1,055 |
| 31. | 8.8/sq mi | Belfield Public School District 13 / 1,277 |
| 32. | 8.8/sq mi | Eureka Public School District 19 / 313 |
| 33. | 8.3/sq mi | Cavalier Public School District 6 / 2,535 |
| 34. | 8.1/sq mi | Emerado Public School District 127 / 782 |
| 35. | 8.1/sq mi | Kindred Public School District 2 / 3,157 |
| 36. | 8.0/sq mi | Larimore Public School District 44 / 2,701 |
| 37. | 8.0/sq mi | Washburn Public School District 4 / 1,968 |
| 38. | 7.9/sq mi | May-Port CG Public School District 14 / 3,444 |
| 39. | 7.7/sq mi | Eightmile Public School District 6 / 707 |
| 40. | 7.7/sq mi | Hatton Public School District 7 / 1,232 |
| 41. | 7.7/sq mi | Lisbon Public School District 19 / 3,290 |
| 42. | 7.6/sq mi | Mount Pleasant Public School District 4 / 1,995 |
| 43. | 7.2/sq mi | Hankinson Public School District 8 / 1,756 |
| 44. | 7.2/sq mi | South Prairie Public School District 70 / 1,314 |
| 45. | 7.1/sq mi | New Town Public School District 1 / 3,766 |
| 46. | 6.8/sq mi | Minto Public School District 20 / 1,075 |
| 47. | 6.7/sq mi | Fort Yates Public School District 4 / 2,820 |
| 48. | 6.6/sq mi | Beulah Public School District 27 / 4,573 |
| 49. | 6.5/sq mi | Fairmount Public School District 18 / 584 |
| 50. | 6.5/sq mi | Central Valley Public School District 3 / 1,590 |
| 51. | 6.5/sq mi | Bottineau Public School District 1 / 4,072 |
| 52. | 6.4/sq mi | Richland Public School District 44 / 1,305 |
| 53. | 6.3/sq mi | Milnor Public School District 2 / 1,190 |
| 54. | 6.2/sq mi | Manning Public School District 45 / 182 |
| 55. | 6.0/sq mi | Northwood Public School District 129 / 1,533 |
| 56. | 5.9/sq mi | Lidgerwood Public School District 28 / 1,347 |
| 57. | 5.7/sq mi | Northern Cass Public School District 97 / 2,463 |
| 58. | 5.6/sq mi | Underwood Public School District 8 / 1,537 |
| 59. | 5.6/sq mi | Oakes Public School District 41 / 2,782 |
| 60. | 5.4/sq mi | Warwick Public School District 29 / 1,209 |
| 61. | 5.4/sq mi | Rolette Public School District 29 / 1,542 |
| 62. | 5.3/sq mi | North Border School District 100 / 2,903 |
| 63. | 5.2/sq mi | Drayton Public School District 19 / 1,015 |
| 64. | 5.1/sq mi | Montefiore Public School District 1 / 1,863 |
| 65. | 5.1/sq mi | Enderlin Area Public School District 24 / 2,076 |
| 66. | 5.0/sq mi | Harvey Public School District 38 / 2,884 |
| 67. | 5.0/sq mi | Valley Public School District 12 / 723 |
| 68. | 4.9/sq mi | Baldwin Public School District 29 / 420 |
| 69. | 4.9/sq mi | Garrison Public School District 51 / 2,293 |
| 70. | 4.9/sq mi | Rugby Public School District 5 / 3,986 |
| 71. | 4.8/sq mi | Ellendale Public School District 40 / 2,460 |
| 72. | 4.6/sq mi | Edinburg Public School District 106 / 707 |
| 73. | 4.6/sq mi | Wyndmere Public School District 42 / 1,429 |
| 74. | 4.5/sq mi | South Heart Public School District 9 / 1,371 |
| 75. | 4.5/sq mi | Sweet Briar Public School District 17 / 169 |
| 76. | 4.4/sq mi | Midway Public School District 128 / 1,296 |
| 77. | 4.3/sq mi | Griggs County Central School District 18 / 1,840 |
| 78. | 4.3/sq mi | New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2 / 2,339 |
| 79. | 4.2/sq mi | Stanley Public School District 2 / 3,249 |
| 80. | 4.1/sq mi | Sawyer Public School District 16 / 822 |
| 81. | 4.1/sq mi | Glenburn Public School District 26 / 1,234 |
| 82. | 4.1/sq mi | St. Thomas Public School District 43 / 461 |
| 83. | 4.0/sq mi | Velva Public School District 1 / 2,354 |
| 84. | 4.0/sq mi | LaMoure Public School District 8 / 1,711 |
| 85. | 4.0/sq mi | Carrington Public School District 10 / 3,135 |
| 86. | 3.9/sq mi | Parshall Public School District 3 / 1,544 |
| 87. | 3.9/sq mi | Yellowstone Public School District 14 / 568 |
| 88. | 3.8/sq mi | Solen Public School District 3 / 1,088 |
| 89. | 3.8/sq mi | Tioga Public School District 15 / 1,732 |
| 90. | 3.8/sq mi | Naughton Public School District 25 / 119 |
| 91. | 3.6/sq mi | Center-Stanton Public School District 1 / 1,965 |
| 92. | 3.6/sq mi | Linton Public School District 36 / 1,587 |
| 93. | 3.5/sq mi | Fort Ransom Public School District 6 / 233 |
| 94. | 3.4/sq mi | New Salem-Almont School District / 2,053 |
| 95. | 3.3/sq mi | Langdon-Milton-Osnabrock School District 23 / 3,101 |
| 96. | 3.2/sq mi | Sargent Central Public School District 6 / 1,519 |
| 97. | 3.2/sq mi | Hebron Public School District 13 / 1,238 |
| 98. | 3.1/sq mi | McKenzie County Public School District 1 / 5,288 |
| 99. | 3.1/sq mi | Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 / 666 |
| 100. | 3.0/sq mi | Menoken Public School District 33 / 460 |
| 101. | 3.0/sq mi | New Public School District 8 / 2,788 |
| 102. | 3.0/sq mi | Page Public School District 80 / 714 |
| 103. | 3.0/sq mi | Edgeley Public School District 3 / 1,216 |
| 104. | 3.0/sq mi | Max Public School District 50 / 1,006 |
| 105. | 2.9/sq mi | Finley-Sharon Public School District 19 / 852 |
| 106. | 2.9/sq mi | North Star School District / 1,790 |
| 107. | 2.9/sq mi | Kenmare Public School District 28 / 1,766 |
| 108. | 2.9/sq mi | Hope Public School District 10 / 723 |
| 109. | 2.9/sq mi | Wishek Public School District 19 / 1,400 |
| 110. | 2.9/sq mi | Oberon Public School District 16 / 373 |
| 111. | 2.8/sq mi | Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School District 1 / 2,334 |
| 112. | 2.8/sq mi | Lakota Public School District 66 / 1,149 |
| 113. | 2.8/sq mi | Bowman County Public School District 1 / 2,850 |
| 114. | 2.7/sq mi | Nesson Public School District 2 / 1,300 |
| 115. | 2.7/sq mi | Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34 / 1,439 |
| 116. | 2.7/sq mi | Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 / 2,490 |
| 117. | 2.7/sq mi | Mandaree Public School District 36 / 1,084 |
| 118. | 2.7/sq mi | Barnes County North Public School District 2 / 1,931 |
| 119. | 2.7/sq mi | Maple Valley Public School District 4 / 1,351 |
| 120. | 2.6/sq mi | Glen Ullin Public School District 48 / 1,113 |
| 121. | 2.5/sq mi | Killdeer Public School District 16 / 2,217 |
| 122. | 2.5/sq mi | Anamoose Public School District 14 / 535 |
| 123. | 2.5/sq mi | Towner-Granville-Upham Public School District 60 / 2,624 |
| 124. | 2.5/sq mi | White Shield Public School District 85 / 560 |
| 125. | 2.5/sq mi | West Hope Public School District 17 / 861 |
| 126. | 2.4/sq mi | Strasburg Public School District 15 / 896 |
| 127. | 2.4/sq mi | Maddock Public School District 9 / 962 |
| 128. | 2.4/sq mi | Napoleon Public School District 2 / 1,305 |
| 129. | 2.3/sq mi | Hettinger Public School District 13 / 2,019 |
| 130. | 2.3/sq mi | Leeds Public School District 6 / 919 |
| 131. | 2.3/sq mi | Ashley Public School District 9 / 1,146 |
| 132. | 2.3/sq mi | Montpelier Public School District 14 / 505 |
| 133. | 2.3/sq mi | Minnewaukan Public School District 5 / 437 |
| 134. | 2.3/sq mi | Lewis and Clark Public School District 161 / 2,196 |
| 135. | 2.2/sq mi | Little Heart Public School District 4 / 192 |
| 136. | 2.2/sq mi | Powers Lake Public School District 27 / 893 |
| 137. | 2.2/sq mi | Medina Public School District 3 / 884 |
| 138. | 2.2/sq mi | Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72 / 1,132 |
| 139. | 2.2/sq mi | Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 25 / 1,212 |
| 140. | 2.2/sq mi | Litchville-Marion Public School District 46 / 1,110 |
| 141. | 2.1/sq mi | Kensal Public School District 19 / 386 |
| 142. | 2.1/sq mi | Munich Public School District 19 / 707 |
| 143. | 2.1/sq mi | Divide County Public School District 1 / 2,111 |
| 144. | 2.0/sq mi | Bowbells Public School District 14 / 576 |
| 145. | 2.0/sq mi | Sterling Public School District 35 / 442 |
| 146. | 2.0/sq mi | Twin Buttes Public School District 37 / 372 |
| 147. | 2.0/sq mi | Adams Public School District 128 / 347 |
| 148. | 1.9/sq mi | Alexander Public School District 2 / 648 |
| 149. | 1.9/sq mi | Beach Public School District 3 / 1,454 |
| 150. | 1.9/sq mi | New England Public School District 9 / 1,265 |
| 151. | 1.9/sq mi | Mott-Regent Public School District 1 / 1,594 |
| 152. | 1.9/sq mi | Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49 / 1,296 |
| 153. | 1.8/sq mi | Scranton Public School District 33 / 881 |
| 154. | 1.8/sq mi | Kidder County School District / 2,240 |
| 155. | 1.8/sq mi | Halliday Public School District 19 / 575 |
| 156. | 1.8/sq mi | Pingree-Buchanan Public School District 10 / 605 |
| 157. | 1.8/sq mi | Midkota Public School District 7 / 1,079 |
| 158. | 1.8/sq mi | Drake Public School District 57 / 772 |
| 159. | 1.8/sq mi | Newburg United Public School District 54 / 669 |
| 160. | 1.7/sq mi | Starkweather Public School District 44 / 504 |
| 161. | 1.7/sq mi | Burke Central Public School District 36 / 692 |
| 162. | 1.7/sq mi | Wolford Public School District 1 / 329 |
| 163. | 1.7/sq mi | Zeeland Public School District 4 / 283 |
| 164. | 1.6/sq mi | Flasher Public School District 39 / 1,016 |
| 165. | 1.6/sq mi | Gackle-Streeter Public School District 56 / 1,029 |
| 166. | 1.6/sq mi | Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Public School District 6 / 883 |
| 167. | 1.5/sq mi | Edmore Public School District 2 / 652 |
| 168. | 1.5/sq mi | Kulm Public School District 7 / 754 |
| 169. | 1.5/sq mi | Bakker Public School District 10 / 244 |
| 170. | 1.5/sq mi | Lonetree Public School District 6 / 358 |
| 171. | 1.3/sq mi | Roosevelt Public School District 18 / 678 |
| 172. | 1.3/sq mi | McClusky Public School District 19 / 550 |
| 173. | 1.2/sq mi | Goodrich Public School District 16 / 327 |
| 174. | 1.0/sq mi | North Central Public School District 28 / 379 |
| 175. | 1.0/sq mi | Grenora Public School District 99 / 668 |
| 176. | 1.0/sq mi | Pleasant Valley Public School District 35 / 134 |
| 177. | 1.0/sq mi | Wing Public School District 28 / 397 |
| 178. | 0.9/sq mi | Selfridge Public School District 8 / 434 |
| 179. | 0.7/sq mi | Billings County Public School District 1 / 855 |
| 180. | 0.6/sq mi | Robinson Public School District 14 / 151 |
| 181. | 0.6/sq mi | Horse Creek Public School District 32 / 127 |
| 182. | 0.5/sq mi | Marmarth Public School District 12 / 178 |
| 183. | 0.5/sq mi | Earl Public School District 18 / 125 |
| 184. | 0.4/sq mi | Central Elementary Public School District 32 / 169 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population Density' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population Density' data are not listed.
