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Rugby Public School District No. 5, also known as Rugby Public Schools, is a school district headquartered in
Rugby, North Dakota Rugby is a city in, and the county seat of, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2020 census, making it the 19th largest city in North Dakota. Rugby was founded in 1886. Rugby is often billed as the geog ...
. It operates two schools: Ely Elementary School and
Rugby High School Rugby High School is a public high school located in Rugby, North Dakota. It is a part of Rugby Public Schools. The athletic teams are known as the Panthers. Rugby High serves Rugby, Balta, Barton, and Orrin in Pierce County, and Knox in Be ...
. In Pierce County the district serves Rugby,
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, Barton, and Orrin. Within Benson County the district serves Knox. It also includes a section of Rolette County.


History

In 1911 there was a mass gathering of voters to where the school leadership addressed issues. In 1972 the district was seeking to change its taxation to a six
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total increase so that it could expand the secondary school building. Dale Bader became the superintendent on July 1, 1976. In 2019
Wolford School District Wolford Public School District 1 was a school district headquartered in Wolford, North Dakota. It had one school, Wolford Public School that closed in 2019. It included sections of Pierce and Rolette counties. The school opened in 1914. Larry Z ...
was disestablished. Rugby Public Schools received a part of the district.


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