North Dakota does not provide funding for private education.

The state has extensive curriculum guidelines that are part of the approval process but include English language arts, math, social studies, including courses on US and North Dakota history and politics, science, physical education, health, fine arts, and career and technical education.

All teachers must be licensed or certified to teach and have majored in the grade level or subject area they teach.

In North Dakota, school lunch requirements, including funding for schools offering the National School Lunch Program, are managed by the Department of Public Instruction.

Students must receive at least 175 full days of instruction.

Private schools must keep records and report on student age, enrollment status, and immunization records. Schools are also responsible for requesting student academic records from their previous schools.

The school must be inspected once every 3 years by the state fire marshal. Schools are required to conduct fire, tornado, and lockdown drills. Each school must have a bullying policy in place.

Nonpublic school students may receive transportation to school on public school buses running on public school routes if authorized by the local school board, and if passenger room is available.

Nonpublic school grade 11 students must take the ACT, including the writing test, or three WorkKeys assessments recommended by the career and technical education department and approved by the superintendent of instruction, who is responsible for the cost of securing and then administering the test.