167 North Dakota school districts, each read against its own snow
North Dakota Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings for any North Dakota ZIP, with every district’s snow record and the rules North Dakota sets for a lost day.
Your district, your mornings
Snow day odds for your North Dakota ZIP
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The state’s biggest districts, each read against its own forecast and its own big snow morning.
North Dakota requires at least 962.5 hours of instruction for elementary students and 1,050 hours for middle and high school students.
“At least nine hundred sixty-two and one-half hours of instruction for elementary school students and one thousand fifty hours of instruction for middle and high school students”
When weather cancels or cuts short a day, only the lost hours have to be made up, and only if losing them would put the school under its yearly hours.
“the school is responsible for making up only those hours and portions of an hour between the time of cancellation or early dismissal and the conclusion of all hours of classroom instruction for the day if the dismissal will result in the school failing to meet the requirements”
A district may meet the hours requirement with virtual instruction under its own board policy; it must meet the same length of day and attendance is checked against pacing guides.
“A school district may satisfy the requirements of this section by providing virtual instruction pursuant to section 15.1-07-25.4.”
The state counts hours, so a late start or early dismissal for weather only matters if it drops the school below its yearly hours; then only the lost hours are made up.
“If because of weather or other conditions a school must cancel hours of instruction or dismiss before completing all hours of instruction for the day”
Ranked by weekday mornings from December through March with 4 inches or more of new snow at the 7 am reading, averaged over ten winters at each district’s nearest NOAA weather station.
How many snow days North Dakota districts plan for
10 North Dakota districts print a number of snow days on their own 2026 to 2027 calendars. A closing inside that number leaves the calendar as printed; one past it is made up, usually from a break or the end of the year.
Snow a winter and 4 inch mornings come from each district’s nearest NOAA weather station over ten winters. Built in days are the district’s own, read from its calendar. Every linked district has a page with its live odds, its snow record and its schools.
Park River Area Public School District 8Park River
476
Nesson Public School District 2Ray
445
33.3 in
1.3
St. John Public School District 3Saint John
438
31.2 in
1.3
Velva Public School District 1Velva
438
50.5 in
1.8
Langdon Area Public School District 23Langdon
436
Surrey Public School District 41Surrey
419
South Heart Public School District 9South Heart
417
53.2 in
1.7
Lewis and Clark Public School District 161Berthold
402
Larimore Public School District 44Larimore
401
46.2 in
1.3
Cavalier Public School District 6Cavalier
399
39.5 in
1.1
Harvey Public School District 38Harvey
393
Kidder County School District 1Steele
393
63.2 in
2.8
Garrison Public School District 51Garrison
391
49 in
1.3
New Salem-Almont School DistrictNew Salem
379
45.9 in
1.3
Washburn Public School District 4Washburn
370
36 in
0.8
Divide County Public School District 1Crosby
365
36.7 in
1.6
TGU Public School District 60Towner
350
41.4 in
1.3
Alexander Public School District 2Alexander
343
33.3 in
1.3
New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2New Rockford
341
62.4 in
2.9
Northwood Public School District 129Northwood
341
46.2 in
1.3
Eight Mile Public School District 6Trenton
331
33.3 in
1.3
Richardton-Taylor Public School District 34Richardton
331
48.2 in
1.6
North Border School District 100Walhalla
324
37.3 in
1.9
Ellendale Public School District 40Ellendale
319
50.9 in
1.6
Enderlin Area Public School District 24Enderlin
317
43.3 in
1.3
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School District 1Mohall
315
50.2 in
1.8
Minto Public School District 20Minto
312
Richland Public School District 44Colfax
306
49.5 in
2
Hettinger Public School District 13Hettinger
290
26.8 in
0.3
Dakota Prairie Public School District 1Petersburg
288
Beach Public School District 3Beach
286
42 in
0.8
North Star School DistrictCando
286
Wilton Public School District 1Wilton
284
50.2 in
1.5
New England Public School District 9New England
283
Belfield Public School District 13Belfield
282
LaMoure Public School District 8LaMoure
281
52.4 in
1.6
Kenmare Public School District 28Kenmare
275
Griggs County Central School District 18Cooperstown
274
Minnewaukan Public School District 5Minnewaukan
274
Parshall Public School District 3Parshall
274
Center-Stanton Public School District 1Center
270
45.9 in
1.3
Wyndmere Public School District 42Wyndmere
264
40.4 in
1.4
Flasher Public School District 39Flasher
262
51.8 in
2.2
Mount Pleasant Public School District 4Rolla
261
31.2 in
1.3
Edgeley Public School District 3Edgeley
260
41.3 in
1.4
Glenburn Public School District 26Glenburn
254
50.2 in
1.8
Barnes County North Public School District 7Wimbledon
251
35.3 in
1.8
Napoleon Public School District 2Napoleon
248
63.2 in
2.8
Linton Public School District 36Linton
246
Maple Valley Public School District 4Tower City
244
45 in
2.6
Hankinson Public School District 8Hankinson
243
47.8 in
2.7
Wishek Public School District 19Wishek
240
63.2 in
2.8
Mott-Regent Public School District 1Mott
231
57.1 in
2.1
Powers Lake Public School District 27Powers Lake
228
Mapleton Public School District 7Mapleton
219
46.5 in
1.3
Milnor Public School District 2Milnor
216
40.4 in
1.4
Solen Public School District 3Solen
214
51.8 in
2.2
Central Valley Public School District 3Buxton
213
56.5 in
1.9
Valley-Edinburg Public School District 118Crystal
210
37.3 in
1.9
Midway Public School District 128Inkster
207
46.2 in
1.3
Warwick Public School District 29Warwick
206
Underwood Public School District 8Underwood
205
36 in
0.8
Medina Public School District 3Medina
202
Mandaree Public School District 36Mandaree
198
35.9 in
1.5
White Shield Public School District 85Roseglen
197
49 in
1.3
Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 25Fessenden
195
42.7 in
2.4
North Sargent Public School District 3Gwinner
193
45.7 in
1.5
Sargent Central Public School District 6Forman
192
42.1 in
2.4
Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 72Turtle Lake
192
36 in
0.8
Fort Totten Public School District 30Fort Totten
185
Lakota Public School District 66Lakota
184
Manvel Public School District 125Manvel
181
46.2 in
1.3
Lidgerwood Public School District 28Lidgerwood
180
47.8 in
2.7
Midkota Public School District 7Binford
177
35.3 in
1.8
Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49Elgin
171
57.1 in
2.1
Drayton Public School District 19Drayton
170
Grenora Public School District 99Grenora
168
27.9 in
0.3
Hope-Page Public School District 85Hope
167
Hatton-Eielson Public School District 7Hatton
166
46.2 in
1.3
Pingree-Buchanan Public School District 10Pingree
166
35.3 in
1.8
Westhope Public School District 17Westhope
160
48.1 in
1.1
Hebron Public School District 13Hebron
154
48.2 in
1.6
Glen Ullin Public School District 48Glen Ullin
152
48.2 in
1.6
Yellowstone Public School District 14Fairview
145
30.2 in
1.4
Max Public School District 50Max
144
50.5 in
1.8
Scranton Public School District 33Scranton
140
36.2 in
0.6
Litchville-Marion Public School District 46Marion
139
49.9 in
2.2
Rolette Public School District 29Rolette
138
31.2 in
1.3
Ashley Public School District 9Ashley
137
36.7 in
0.7
Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Public School District 6Hazelton
134
63.2 in
2.8
Maddock Public School District 9Maddock
132
Leeds Public School District 6Leeds
131
Kulm Public School District 7Kulm
130
41.3 in
1.4
McClusky-Goodrich Public School District 29McClusky
119
Strasburg Public School District 15Strasburg
115
44.8 in
2.3
Montpelier Public School District 14Montpelier
112
48.9 in
1.8
Emerado Public School District 127Emerado
107
46.2 in
1.3
Billings County Public School District 1Medora
105
42 in
0.8
Gackle-Streeter Public School District 56Gackle
101
41.3 in
1.4
Bowbells Public School District 14Bowbells
97
Fairmount Public School District 18Fairmount
96
47.8 in
2.7
Munich Public School District 19Munich
93
Newburg United Public School District 54Newburg
91
48.1 in
1.1
Burke Central Public School District 36Lignite
89
Finley-Sharon Public School District 19Finley
85
Apple Creek Public School District 39Bismarck
78
51.6 in
1.5
Drake Public School District 57Drake
77
37.7 in
1.8
Sawyer Public School District 16Sawyer
73
50.5 in
1.8
Anamoose Public School District 14Anamoose
72
37.7 in
1.8
Wing Public School District 28Wing
71
Fort Yates Public School District 4Fort Yates
62
43.1 in
2.1
Roosevelt Public School District 18Carson
57
57.1 in
2.1
Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5Fordville
56
Oberon Public School District 16Oberon
56
Menoken Public School District 33Menoken
55
51.6 in
1.5
Selfridge Public School District 8Selfridge
55
51.8 in
2.2
Twin Buttes Public School District 37Halliday
55
Starkweather Public School District 44Starkweather
47
Little Heart Public School District 4Saint Anthony
31
51.6 in
1.3
Kensal Public School District 19Kensal
29
35.3 in
1.8
Zeeland Public School District 4Zeeland
28
36.7 in
0.7
Lone Tree Public School District 6Golva
26
42 in
0.8
Sterling Public School District 35Sterling
21
51.6 in
1.5
Edmore Public School District 2Edmore
18
Naughton Public School District 25Bismarck
17
50.2 in
1.5
Fort Ransom Public School District 6Fort Ransom
16
45.7 in
1.5
Manning Public School District 45Bismarck
15
51.6 in
1.5
Marmarth Public School District 12Marmarth
14
Horse Creek Public School District 32Cartwright
8
30.2 in
1.4
Earl Public School District 18Sidney
0
30.2 in
1.4
Bakker Public School District 10Hague
44.8 in
2.3
Questions
North Dakota snow day questions
North Dakota requires at least 962.5 hours of instruction for elementary students and 1,050 hours for middle and high school students.
When weather cancels or cuts short a day, only the lost hours have to be made up, and only if losing them would put the school under its yearly hours.
A district may meet the hours requirement with virtual instruction under its own board policy; it must meet the same length of day and attendance is checked against pacing guides.
The state counts hours, so a late start or early dismissal for weather only matters if it drops the school below its yearly hours; then only the lost hours are made up.
All 167 in the state, by ZIP, with a page of their own for 12, including Bismarck, West Fargo and Fargo. Every page carries the district’s own snow record and the odds for its next three school mornings.
A typical North Dakota district sees about 4.2 weekday mornings a winter with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 1.5 with 4 inches or more, counted on weekdays from December 1 through March 31 at each district’s nearest NOAA weather station over ten winters. The snowiest districts in the table see several times that.
Three school mornings, as far as the National Weather Service hourly forecast reaches. Weekends and the district’s winter break are skipped, so a Friday storm is read for Monday’s buses.
It reads the National Weather Service forecast for your ZIP through the night and the bus hours, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against what counts as a big morning for your district. The state rules come from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction and the state code.
