Oberon School District

Oberon Public School District 16 is a school district headquartered in Oberon, North Dakota. It has grades K-7.[2] It operates one school, Oberon Elementary School a.k.a. Oberon Public School.

Oberon School District
Address
315 A Street
Oberon
, North Dakota, 58357
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–7[1]
NCES District ID3814520[1]
Students and staff
Students41[1]
Teachers5.0[1]
Staff10.2[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.2[1]
Other information
Websitewww.oberon.k12.nd.us

Located in Benson County, the school serves Oberon and a portion of Fort Totten.[3]

The district serves the Spirit Lake Tribe,[4] and is on the Spirit Lake Native American Reservation.[5]

History

The school was built prior to 1918. In 2018 it received a federal grant of $4,691,494, intended for school districts that educate Native Americans.[4]

In 2020 the district had 55 students. In 2020 four board members were criminally charged, accused of not properly using $150,000 in school money.[6] Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum and North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler suspended the four.[7] North Dakota state officials appointed their replacements.[8]

In the midst of the controversy, the district replaced its former superintendent and principal with Jordan Brown.[6]

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for OBERON 16". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "Oberon 16". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benson County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. "Funding awarded for new schools in Native American Country". Bismarck Tribune. March 13, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. "Century makes history with two 'A' titles". Bismarck Tribune. March 19, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. Mook, Sydney (June 8, 2020). "Oberon school district hires new principal, superintendent amid school board controversy". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. Turley, Jeremy (June 1, 2020). "North Dakota governor suspends rural school board members over alleged misuse of funds". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. Amundson, Barry (June 2, 2020). "ND officials appoint new Oberon school board members after 4 were suspended over criminal charges". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2021.


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