Oberon School District

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Oberon School District
Address
315 A Street
Oberon
, North Dakota, 58357
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–7 [1]
NCES District ID 3814520 [1]
Students and staff
Students41 [1]
Teachers5.0 [1]
Staff10.2 [1]
Student–teacher ratio8.2 [1]
Other information
Website www.oberon.k12.nd.us

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.

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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]

History

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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References

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  2. "Oberon 16". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benson County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Funding awarded for new schools in Native American Country". Bismarck Tribune . March 13, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. "Century makes history with two 'A' titles". Bismarck Tribune . March 19, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Mook, Sydney (June 8, 2020). "Oberon school district hires new principal, superintendent amid school board controversy". Grand Forks Herald . Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. Turley, Jeremy (June 1, 2020). "North Dakota governor suspends rural school board members over alleged misuse of funds". Grand Forks Herald . Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. Amundson, Barry (June 2, 2020). "ND officials appoint new Oberon school board members after 4 were suspended over criminal charges". Grand Forks Herald . Retrieved August 22, 2021.