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: RANDOLPH SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03000
County: McKenzie     Township: 150     Range: 102     Section: 23
Geographic Location Key: 015010223MZ
Name: RANDOLPH SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03000
County: McKenzie     Township: 150     Range: 102     Section: 23
Geographic Location Key: 015010223MZ
Name: HISTORIC ELKHORN SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03004
County: McKenzie     Township: 149     Range: 098     Section: 13
Geographic Location Key: 014909813MZ
Name:
ID: 32MZ03022
County: McKenzie     Township: 146     Range: 104     Section: 10
Geographic Location Key: 014610410MZ
Name: TEEPEE BUTTE SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03146
County: McKenzie     Township: 149     Range: 098     Section: 17
Geographic Location Key: 014909817MZ
Name: BLUE SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03366
County: McKenzie     Township: 152     Range: 094     Section: 24
Geographic Location Key: 015209424MZ
Name: KEENE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03367
County: McKenzie     Township: 152     Range: 096     Section: 15
Geographic Location Key: 015209615MZ
Name: CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03391
County: McKenzie     Township: 152     Range: 097     Section: 22
Geographic Location Key: 015209722MZ
Name: NELSON SCHOOL
ID: 32MZ03392
County: McKenzie     Township: 150     Range: 099     Section: 24
Geographic Location Key: 015009924MZ
Name: Clark School
ID: 32MZ03412
County: McKenzie     Township: 149     Range: 100     Section: 27
Geographic Location Key: 014910027MZ