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: CHESTINA TWP SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00128
County: Kidder     Township: 141     Range: 074     Section: 12
Geographic Location Key: 014107412KD
Name: CLEAR LAKE SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00129
County: Kidder     Township: 142     Range: 073     Section: 12
Geographic Location Key: 014207312KD
Name: WALLACE TWP SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00130
County: Kidder     Township: 144     Range: 071     Section: 01
Geographic Location Key: 014407101KD
Name: WEIPPERT SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00131
County: Kidder     Township: 144     Range: 071     Section: 30
Geographic Location Key: 014407130KD
Name: MERKLE TWP SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00132
County: Kidder     Township: 144     Range: 072     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 014407229KD
Name: STEWART TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00133
County: Kidder     Township: 144     Range: 073     Section: 08
Geographic Location Key: 014407308KD
Name: NORTHWEST TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00134
County: Kidder     Township: 144     Range: 074     Section: 16
Geographic Location Key: 014407416KD
Name: WHITE SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00139
County: Kidder     Township: 144     Range: 074     Section: 11
Geographic Location Key: 014407411KD
Name: WEISER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00141
County: Kidder     Township: 141     Range: 070     Section: 14
Geographic Location Key: 014107014KD
Name: ROBINSON SCHOOL
ID: 32KD00171
County: Kidder     Township: 142     Range: 072     Section: 03
Geographic Location Key: 014207203KD