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===Primary and secondary schools=== The [[Grand Forks Public Schools]] system includes the Grand Forks and [[Grand Forks Air Force Base]] school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gfschools.org/districts/district1|title=About Us|publisher=[[Grand Forks Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-12-01|quote=The Grand Forks and Grand Forks Air Force Base Public School Districts work together[...]}}</ref> The majority of Grand Forks is in [[Grand Forks Public School District 1]]. A small portion of the city limits is in [[Manvel Public School District 125]]<!--ELM 12000-->.<ref name=GrandForksCoSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38035_grand_forks/DC20SD_C38035.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Grand Forks County, ND|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-12-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38035_grand_forks/DC20SD_C38035_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Enrollment is about 7,400. There is one singular [[Head Start (program)|Head Start]] program, ten [[elementary school]]s, a combined elementary and middle school (Twining), three [[middle school]]s (Schroeder, South, and Valley), two [[High school (North America)|high school]]s ([[Grand Forks Central High School|Central High]] and [[Red River High School|Red River High]]), an [[alternative high school]], and an adult education program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Grand Forks Public Schools / About Grand Forks Public Schools|url=https://www.gfschools.org/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gfschools.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D1240|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=www.gfschools.org|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Grand Forks Public Schools is governed by a nine-member board of elected representatives, separate from the city and county governments.<ref name="gfps">{{cite web |url=http://www.gfschools.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=694&sc_id=1154487575&PHPSESSID=33aa91ee35c2ab2b137a7ca9a3f59dbc |title=About the GFPS |access-date=June 14, 2007 |publisher=Grand Forks Public Schools |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927051600/http://www.gfschools.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=694&sc_id=1154487575&PHPSESSID=33aa91ee35c2ab2b137a7ca9a3f59dbc |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> There are several primary schools that are not part of the public school system, including the state-operated [[North Dakota School for the Blind]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndvisionservices.com/ |title=North Dakota Vision Services, Home Page |access-date=June 14, 2007 |publisher=North Dakota Vision Services |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153239/https://www.ndvisionservices.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There are two [[Catholic school]]s offering classes from kindergarten through sixth grade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stmichaels.k12.nd.us/history.htm |title=St. Michael's Elementary School |access-date=June 14, 2007 |publisher=St. Michael's Elementary School | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070423010519/http://www.stmichaels.k12.nd.us/history.htm| archive-date = April 23, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.holyfamilygrandforks.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=17&ID=12945 |title=School |access-date=June 14, 2007 |publisher=Holy Family Parish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928045349/http://www.holyfamilygrandforks.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=17&ID=12945 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The only private high school in the metropolitan area is [[Sacred Heart High School (East Grand Forks, Minnesota)|Sacred Heart High School]], a Catholic school, in East Grand Forks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacredheartegf.net/school/ |title=School Information |access-date=June 14, 2007 |publisher=Sacred Heart Catholic School |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153238/http://www.sacredheartegf.net/school/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There is a non-denominational Christian elementary and middle school in East Grand Forks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riversidechristianschool.org/ |title=RCS Home Page |access-date=June 5, 2007 |work=Riverside Christian School |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829231836/http://www.riversidechristianschool.org/ |archive-date=August 29, 2007 }}</ref> [[Mid-Century Modern schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota|Six of the city's Mid-Century Modern-style schools]] were listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2020 for their architecture.<ref name=mps>{{cite web|url=https://www.gfpreservation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mid-century-Schools-Nomination-final-combined.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Mid-Century Schools in Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1949-1965 MPS |publisher=GFPreservation.Com|author=Susan Caraher |date=June 22, 2020 |access-date=January 17, 2022}} 33 pages including six photos (pages 1-33 of 211 page PDF).</ref>
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