Sweet Briar School District

Sweet Briar School District
Address
4060 County Road 83
Mandan
, North Dakota, 58554
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–8[1]
NCES District ID3817940[1]
Students and staff
Students23[1]
Teachers2.0[1]
Staff0.07[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.5[1]

Sweet Briar Public School District 17 is a school district headquartered in the Sweet Briar 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

  1. ^ 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 March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Dura, Jack (October 6, 2018). "New era for rural Sweet Briar School". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2021. - Alternate title: "Sweet Briar School looks ahead amid record enrollment of 22 "
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morton County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Dura, Jack (May 12, 2019). "Sweet Briar schoolteacher retiring after long career in rural North Dakota schools". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Eckroth, Leann (February 13, 2013). "Burleigh Morton superintendent resigning". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 14, 2021.


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