Oberon School District | |
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Address | |
315 A Street Oberon , North Dakota, 58357United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K–7 [1] |
NCES District ID | 3814520 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 41 [1] |
Teachers | 5.0 [1] |
Staff | 10.2 [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 8.2 [1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Oberon Public School District 16 is a school district headquartered in Oberon, North Dakota. It has grades K-7. [2] It operates one school, Oberon Elementary School a.k.a. Oberon Public School.
Located in Benson County, the school serves Oberon and a portion of Fort Totten. [3]
The district serves the Spirit Lake Tribe, [4] and is on the Spirit Lake Native American Reservation. [5]
The school was built prior to 1918. In 2018 it received a federal grant of $4,691,494, intended for school districts that educate Native Americans. [4]
In 2020 the district had 55 students. In 2020 four board members were criminally charged, accused of not properly using $150,000 in school money. [6] Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum and North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler suspended the four. [7] North Dakota state officials appointed their replacements. [8]
In the midst of the controversy, the district replaced its former superintendent and principal with Jordan Brown. [6]
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