Wolford Public School District 1 was a school district headquartered in
Wolford, North Dakota
Wolford is a city in Pierce County, North Dakota, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 43 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Wolford was founded in 1905.
Geography
Wolford is located at (48.497937, -99.7055 ...
. It had one school, Wolford Public School that closed in 2019.
It included sections of
Pierce
Pierce may refer to:
Places Canada
* Pierce Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
United States
* Pierce, Colorado
* Pierce, Idaho
* Pierce, Illinois
* Pierce, Kentucky
* Pierce, Nebraska
* Pierce, Texas
* Pierce, We ...
and
Rolette counties.
The school opened in 1914. Larry Zavada became superintendent circa 2003. In the period prior to 2020 the number of students ranged from 39 to 44 and nine full-time employees. Circa 2019 the district did cuts to school bus transportation to save $57,000. In May 2019 the administration decided to close the school forever due to budget issues and a lack of qualified employees. It had 46 students at the end of its life.
The school closed in 2019. Students in the district, if wishing to attend a traditional school, were allowed go to
North Star Schools
North Star School District No. 10 is a school district headquartered in Cando, North Dakota. It operates North Star Public School.
Within Towner County it includes Cando, Bisbee, and Egeland. It also includes sections in Benson, Pierce, Ramsey ...
in
Cando,
Rolette Public School District No. 29 of
Rolette, or
Rugby Public Schools
Rugby Public School District No. 5, also known as Rugby Public Schools, is a school district headquartered in Rugby, North Dakota.
It operates two schools: Ely Elementary School and Rugby High School.
In Pierce County the district serves Rugby, ...
in
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
. The district was to be divided between
Leeds Public School District No. 6, North Star, Rolette, and Rugby. The district was formally disestablished in 2019.
[ - Check the 2019-2020 spreadsheet, which does not list Wolford, while previous years do.]
References
External links
* {{webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.wolford.K12.nd.us, title=Wolford School District
Wolford School District- North Dakota Office of the State Auditor
Former school districts in North Dakota
Education in Rolette County, North Dakota
Education in Pierce County, North Dakota
1914 establishments in North Dakota
2019 disestablishments in North Dakota
School districts established in 1914
School districts disestablished in 2019