Eight Mile School District

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Eight Mile School District
Address
203 1st Street E
Trenton
, North Dakota, 58853
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 3806010 [1]
Students and staff
Students312 [1]
Teachers21.68 [1]
Staff16.45 [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.39 [1]
Other information
Website www.trenton.k12.nd.us

Eight Mile School District #6 is a school district headquartered in Trenton, North Dakota. It operates one K-12 school, Trenton School.

Contents

It is entirely in Williams County. [2]

Status

From 1987 to 2008 the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and its predecessor agency, the Office of Indian Education (OIE) of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), funded the school district, with, in 2008, it making up about $1.333 million in revenue, or one third of the district's revenue. In 2008 the BIE ruled that as the school district is not controlled by a Native American tribe, it accordingly should no longer receive BIE funding, and that it should never have gotten BIE money to begin with. As a result, the district chose not to renew contracts of 12 certified employees. [3]

The North Dakota Department of Indian Affairs still lists it as a tribal school. [4]

Operations

In March 2020 the district applied to have instructional weeks of four days each instead of five days. [5] In April 2020, Kirsten Baesler, the state superintendent of education, asked for further information from Eight Mile, [6] and approved Eight Mile later in the month. The district hoped to have better school attendance figures and to give students time for makeup work and professional development for teachers. [7]

Student body

In 1999 the school had 189 students. In 2003 it had 242 students, something Daryl Flagen, the elementary school principal and federal program coordinator, credited to academic performance in the district. [8]

In 2020 the district had 290 students. [7]

Academic performance

In 2003 the OIE, the parent agency of what became the BIE, ranked the school as "outstanding" due to its performance on standardized tests. Around that period 77% of people graduating went on to tertiary education or other means of further education. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for EIGHT MILE 6". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Williams County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ Eckroth, LeAnn (April 20, 2008). "Trenton officials trying to overcome money woes". Williston Herald . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Education". North Dakota Department of Indian Affairs . Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ Dura, Jack (March 9, 2020). "4 North Dakota schools apply for 4-day weeks". Williston Herald . Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ Dura, Jack (April 16, 2020). "3 North Dakota school districts approved for 4-day weeks". Bismarck Tribune . Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Dura, Jack (April 29, 2020). "4th North Dakota school district approved for 4-day week". Bismarck Tribune . Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Eckroth, LeAnn (September 19, 2003). "Trenton named 'outstanding' by BIA". Williston Herald . Retrieved August 12, 2021.


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