Williston Basin School District 7

Williston Basin School District 7 (WBSD7) is a school district headquartered in Williston, North Dakota.

Williston Basin School District 7
Address
111 7th Avenue West
Williston
, North Dakota, 58801
United States
District information
TypePublic
NCES District ID3800405 [1]
Other information
Websitewww.willistonschools.org

History

In 2020 a vote was held on whether it was to merge the Williston School District 1 with the Williams County Public School District 8 to form a new district.[2] The respective votes in each district were 2,527 in District 1 (86.6%) and 541 (59.6%) in District 8, while the no votes were 391 (13.4%) in District 1 and 367 (40.4%) in District 8.[3]

All members of the North Dakota State Board of Public School Education approved the merger plans.[4]

In 2021 the districts officially merged.[5] There are seven board seats, with two for people outside of the Williston city limits.[2]

Schools
High schools
Middle schools
  • Williston Middle School (Williston)
  • Missouri Ridge School (unincorporated area)
  • ASB Innovation Academy
Elementary Schools
  • Bakken Elementary School (Williston)
  • Garden Valley Elementary School (unincorporated area)
  • Hagan Elementary School (Williston)
  • Lewis & Clark Elementary School (Williston)
  • McVay Elementary School (Williston)
  • Rickard Elementary School (Williston)
  • Round Prairie Elementary School (unincorporated area)
  • Wilkinson Elementary School (Williston)

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for WILLISTON BASIN 7". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. Kelly, Jamie (June 29, 2021). "New Williston school district opens Thursday". Williston Herald. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. Wilson, Malik (December 9, 2020). "Reorganization plan approved by Williston District 1, Williams County District 8 residents". KX CBS News. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. Melberg, Mitch (October 16, 2020). "District 1 and 8 reorganization plan approved for voters". Williston Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. "Home". Williams County School District 8. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.


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