Sweet Briar School District

Sweet Briar Public School District 17 is a school district headquartered in the Sweet Briar community, in unincorporated Morton County, North Dakota.

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]

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. "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. 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. Eckroth, Leann (February 13, 2013). "Burleigh Morton superintendent resigning". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 14, 2021.


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