Sweet Briar School District
Sweet Briar School District | |
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Address | |
4060 County Road 83
Mandan , North Dakota, 58554United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K–8[1] |
NCES District ID | 3817940[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 23[1] |
Teachers | 2.0[1] |
Staff | 0.07[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 11.5[1] |
Sweet Briar Public School District 17 is a school district headquartered in the community, in unincorporated Morton County, North Dakota.
The district, which serves grades K-8,[2] is entirely in Morton County.[3] In 2018 Jack Dura of the Bismarck Tribune described the school as "a modern throwback to the many rural schoolhouses that once dotted North Dakota."[2] In 2018 the district had a single teacher who also serves as principal.[2] In 2019 the district had two teachers, and the principal/teacher, Sherilyn "Sheri" Johnson, announced she would retire.[4] The district sends high school level students to Mandan High School in Mandan (of Mandan Public Schools) or New Salem-Almont High School in New Salem (of New Salem-Almont School District).[2]
It is one of two schools that the Burleigh-Morton County Superintendent of Schools supervises, the other being the Little Heart School.[5]
History[]
The school was established around 1913. As a fire destroyed the first structure, the school district established another building opened made of yellow stucco that opened in 1936.[2]
Operations[]
Dura noted in 2018 that the school has an abundance of technological tools for students.[2]
Student body[]
In 2018 the district had 22 students in grades K-7 as there were no 8th graders at that time.[2] In 2013 it had 13 students.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for SWEET BRIAR 17". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dura, Jack (2018-10-06). "New era for rural Sweet Briar School". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2021-08-13. - Alternate title: "Sweet Briar School looks ahead amid record enrollment of 22 "
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morton County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Dura, Jack (2019-05-12). "Sweet Briar schoolteacher retiring after long career in rural North Dakota schools". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b Eckroth, Leann (2013-02-13). "Burleigh Morton superintendent resigning". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- School districts in North Dakota
- Education in Morton County, North Dakota
- Public K–8 schools in the United States
- Public elementary schools in North Dakota
- Public middle schools in North Dakota
- American school stubs