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: IOWA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL #2
ID: 32MT00389
County: McIntosh     Township: 130     Range: 068     Section: 22
Geographic Location Key: 013006822MT
Name: ARVADA SCHOOL #3
ID: 32MT00390
County: McIntosh     Township: 130     Range: 069     Section: 31
Geographic Location Key: 013006931MT
Name:
ID: 32MZ00445
County: McKenzie     Township: 148     Range: 103     Section: 16
Geographic Location Key: 014810316MZ
Name: BERG
ID: 32MZ00695
County: McKenzie     Township: 151     Range: 095     Section: 07
Geographic Location Key: 015109507MZ
Name: GREENE SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ00847
County: McKenzie     Township: 149     Range: 104     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 014910429MZ
Name: RIVERVIEW TOWNSHIP SCHOOL #2; RIVERVIEW TWP HALL
ID: 32MZ00970
County: McKenzie     Township: 153     Range: 094     Section: 33
Geographic Location Key: 015309433MZ
Name: EAST MCKENZIE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ01459
County: McKenzie     Township: 151     Range: 095     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 015109529MZ
Name: RIVERVIEW DISTRICT #4 SCHOOLHOUSE
ID: 32MZ01476
County: McKenzie     Township: 154     Range: 094     Section: 31
Geographic Location Key: 015409431MZ
Name: BLUE BUTTE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ01526
County: McKenzie     Township: 151     Range: 096     Section: 26
Geographic Location Key: 015109626MZ
Name: SANDSTONE SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ01845
County: McKenzie     Township: 150     Range: 095     Section: 06
Geographic Location Key: 015009506MZ