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: LONGVIEW TOWNSHIP SCHOOL #3
ID: 32FO00104
County: Foster     Township: 145     Range: 067     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 014506729FO
Name: BONNIE VIEW SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00022
County: Golden Valley     Township: 142     Range: 105     Section: 28
Geographic Location Key: 014210528GV
Name: RANDASH SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00150
County: Golden Valley     Township: 138     Range: 104     Section: 30
Geographic Location Key: 013810430GV
Name: WESTERHEIM HALL; WESTERHEIM SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00294
County: Golden Valley     Township: 142     Range: 103     Section: 28
Geographic Location Key: 014210328GV
Name: DAVIDSON SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00326
County: Golden Valley     Township: 141     Range: 104     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 014110429GV
Name: FISCHER SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00327
County: Golden Valley     Township: 140     Range: 104     Section: 34
Geographic Location Key: 014010434GV
Name: HUBER SCHOOL; LEE SCHOOL, VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00328
County: Golden Valley     Township: 140     Range: 104     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 014010429GV
Name: PLAINVIEW SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00329
County: Golden Valley     Township: 141     Range: 104     Section: 12
Geographic Location Key: 014110412GV
Name: TD SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00330
County: Golden Valley     Township: 142     Range: 104     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 014210429GV
Name: REEVE SCHOOL
ID: 32GV00331
County: Golden Valley     Township: 142     Range: 104     Section: 30
Geographic Location Key: 014210430GV