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: LYMAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32BL00781
County: Burleigh     Township: 141     Range: 076     Section: 10
Geographic Location Key: 014107610BL
Name: CROMWELL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32BL00782
County: Burleigh     Township: 141     Range: 078     Section: 17
Geographic Location Key: 014107817BL
Name: CROFTE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32BL00783
County: Burleigh     Township: 141     Range: 079     Section: 23
Geographic Location Key: 014107923BL
Name: ARENA SCHOOL
ID: 32BL00784
County: Burleigh     Township: 142     Range: 075     Section: 10
Geographic Location Key: 014207510BL
Name: CANFIELD TOWNSHIP FIELD
ID: 32BL00785
County: Burleigh     Township: 143     Range: 077     Section: 16
Geographic Location Key: 014307716BL
Name: REGAN SCHOOL
ID: 32BL00786
County: Burleigh     Township: 143     Range: 078     Section: 35
Geographic Location Key: 014307835BL
Name: Grass Lake School #3
ID: 32BL00787
County: Burleigh     Township: 143     Range: 079     Section: 16
Geographic Location Key: 014307916BL
Name: GRASS LAKE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32BL00788
County: Burleigh     Township: 143     Range: 079     Section: 33
Geographic Location Key: 014307933BL
Name: PLEASANT VIEW SCHOOL
ID: 32BL00789
County: Burleigh     Township: 144     Range: 078     Section: 21
Geographic Location Key: 014407821BL
Name: WILSON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32BL00790
County: Burleigh     Township: 144     Range: 079     Section: 29
Geographic Location Key: 014407929BL