2011 Community Profile - Chamber Organizer

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Grand Forks and East
Grand Forks offer primary and
secondary education in different
configurations.
In East Grand Forks, four schools
serve the 12 grades, with one school
for grades K–2, another for grades
3–5, a third for grades 6–8, and
a 9–12 high school. Overall, East
Grand Forks Public Schools educate
over 2,000 young people each year.
In Grand Forks, a total of 12
elementary schools serve grades
K–5, while four middle schools serve
grades 6–8 and two high schools
and one alternative high school
serve the 9–12 school population.
Including the Grand Forks Air Force
Base, these schools serve over
7,600 students.
Parochial education is also
available in our community. Sacred
Heart School in East Grand Forks
serves pre-K through 12th grade in
a Catholic setting. In Grand Forks,
two Catholic schools, Holy Family/
St. Mary’s and St. Michaels, provide
education through grade 6. In
addition, Riverside Christian School
in East Grand Forks offers pre-K
through grade 8 education.
Several students from each high
school qualify annually as Merit or
Presidential Scholar candidates,
“We pride ourselves
on the quality and
reach of our schools.”
and Grand Forks students’ ACT scores are higher than both
state and national averages.
The School for the Blind, located in Grand Forks, provides
services for students and adults with visual impairment.
Its mission is to function as a statewide comprehensive
resource and to work cooperatively with related agencies
in providing a full range of services to all people who are
blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple
disabilities.
GRAND FORKS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Grand Forks School District #1
Grand Forks Air Force
Base School District #140
Mission Statement:
To provide opportunities for all students
to reach their maximum potential.
Grand Forks Public Schools
http://www.gfschools.org
701-746-2200
NORTHLAND
COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE