New Salem-Almont School District

New Salem-Almont Public School District 49 is a school district headquartered in New Salem, North Dakota. It includes two schools in New Salem: Prairie View Elementary School and New Salem-Almont High School.

New Salem-Almont School District
Address
310 Elm Avenue
New Salem
, North Dakota, 58563
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID3800392[1]
Students and staff
Students346[1]
Teachers33.88[1]
Staff30.41[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.21[1]
Other information
Websitewww.newsalem.k12.nd.us

It serves New Salem and Almont in Morton County.[2] It also serves sections of Grant County and Oliver County.[3][4] It takes high school students from the Sweet Briar School District.[5]

History

The current eight-classroom elementary school opened circa 1963, and the current 17-classroom secondary school, built for $400,000, opened in 1963.[6]

The New Salem district ordered the Judson School, which had 18 students, closed in 1976. The per-student cost in 1976 was $1,400, which was higher than the school district average of $952. Officials of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction argued that the school was in a bad facility condition and should not continue to operate. By 1976 William Heisler, the Morton County superintendent of schools, was to determine whether the Judson School should reopen.[7]

In 1981 the North Dakota Supreme Court was deliberating whether the district and the Mandan School District could receive funds from coal impact money from the state, with the definition of a "tipple" being a determining factor.[8]

The New Salem district had 399 students in 1999.[9]

By 2005 the Sims School District of Almont sent high school students to New Salem, as the Sims district was now elementary only.[10] In 2008 the Sims district merged into New Salem,[11] and its remaining elementary school closed; in Fall 2008 the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction listed Almont Elementary as being "nonoperating".[12]

In 2017 the high school principal, Michael Gilbertson, applied to be on Bismarck Public Schools's school board.[13]

The district had a school bond vote scheduled for October 1, 2019 as the district wanted to expand the elementary school, including having a special education unit in six new rooms.[14]

Schools
  • New Salem-Almont High School
  • Prairie View Elementary School
    • In 1999 the school had 184 students.[15]

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for NEW SALEM-ALMONT 49". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Morton County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Grant County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oliver County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. 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 "
  6. "600 Attend Dedication Of New Salem Addition". The Bismarck Tribune. May 3, 1963. p. 16. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  7. "Judson School Opening Mulled". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. June 11, 1976. p. 20. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. Andrist, Steve (June 9, 1981). "Tipple Case Arguments Presented". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 13. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  9. "Home". New Salem School District. October 4, 1999. Archived from the original on October 4, 1999. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  10. Donovan, Lauren (November 28, 2005). "Almont goes it alone". Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. pp. 1A, 7A. - Clipping from first and from second page at Newspapers.com.
  11. Johnson, Stephen Lewis (January 2014). "Successful Reorganization Of Rural North Dakota Schools With Declining Enrollment". University of North Dakota. - PhD Thesis. CITED: Page 84 (PDF page 98/143).
  12. "2008-2009 NORTH DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY" (PDF). North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. p. F1 (PDF p. 52/155). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  13. "Michael Gilbertson, principal of New Salem-Almont High School". Bismarck Tribune. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  14. Hoffman, Megan (September 11, 2019). "New Salem-Almont bond vote set for October 1". KFYR-TV. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  15. "Home". Prairie View Elementary School. October 4, 1999. Archived from the original on October 4, 1999. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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