Country School House Project

In 2009, the theme of the ND Governor's History Conference was education. As part of that conference, the State Historical Society asked members of the public to help document the country school houses that remain on our landscape. Several individuals sent in information about schools, but one lady, now known in many parts of the state as "The School Lady," has compiled information on over 730 country schools. Kathy Wilner started with one school in particular, the Ingersoll School, and then decided to do some schools around her county. Over time, she partnered with County Historical Societies and won grants to continue documenting schools around the state. Ms. Wilner was awarded the Heritage Profile Honor Award in 2017.

Hard copies of all the information Ms. Wilner compiled are available for viewing at the County Historical Societies, and digital copies are available on this page. In some cases, the names and locations of schools have changed over time, and these records are based on the information available at the time the record was made. The State Historical Society will continue to add records about country schools as it receives them.

Name: WAGNER SCHOOL
ID: 32DU00885
County: Dunn     Township: 142     Range: 093     Section: 20
Geographic Location Key: 014209320DU
Name: RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY CENTER
ID: 32DU01087
County: Dunn     Township: 142     Range: 093     Section: 27
Geographic Location Key: 014209327DU
Name: OAKDALE SCHOOL NO. 6
ID: 32DU01646
County: Dunn     Township: 146     Range: 096     Section: 14
Geographic Location Key: 014609614DU
Name: IOTA SCHOOL
ID: 32DU01656
County: Dunn     Township: 142     Range: 095     Section: 10
Geographic Location Key: 014209510DU
Name: SEMERADA SCHOOL
ID: 32DU01657
County: Dunn     Township: 142     Range: 097     Section: 01
Geographic Location Key: 014209701DU
Name: Dunn County #1
ID: 32DU01722
County: Dunn     Township: 142     Range: 096     Section: 36
Geographic Location Key: 014209636DU
Name: IOTA SCHOOL #1
ID: 32DU02348
County: Dunn     Township: 145     Range: 094     Section: 26
Geographic Location Key: 014509426DU
Name: HOPE SCHOOL #1
ID: 32DU02349
County: Dunn     Township: 146     Range: 093     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 014609329DU
Name: KUBIK SCHOOL; TABOR SCHOOL NO. 34
ID: 32DU02512
County: Dunn     Township: 141     Range: 095     Section: 11
Geographic Location Key: 014109511DU
Name: DISTRICT 33 NEW CASTLE SCHOOL
ID: 32DUX0651
County: Dunn     Township: 141     Range: 096     Section: 23
Geographic Location Key: 014109623DU