Sweet Briar School District

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Sweet Briar School District
Address
4060 County Road 83
Mandan
, North Dakota, 58554
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–8 [1]
NCES District ID 3817940 [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.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for SWEET BRIAR 17". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 "
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morton County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. ↑ Dura, Jack (2019-05-12). "Sweet Briar schoolteacher retiring after long career in rural North Dakota schools". Bismarck Tribune . Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  5. 1 2 Eckroth, Leann (2013-02-13). "Burleigh Morton superintendent resigning". Bismarck Tribune . Retrieved 2021-08-14.


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