Nesson School District

{{Short description|School district in North Dakota, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox school district

| name = {{PAGENAMEBASE}}

| address = 224 2nd Avenue W

| city = Ray

| state = North Dakota

| zipcode = 58849

| country = United States

| type = Public

| grades = PreK–12

| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|3813710|district_name=NESSON 2|access_date=2022-03-05}}

| students = 392

| teachers = 24.62

| staff = 27.97

| ratio = 15.92

| website = {{URL2|http://www.ray.k12.nd.us}}

}}Nesson Public School District 2 is a school district headquartered in Ray, North Dakota, consisting of Ray Public School.

Within Williams County it serves Ray, Epping, Springbrook, and Wildrose.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38105_williams/DC20SD_C38105.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Williams County, ND|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-08-22}} A small section is in Divide County.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st38_nd/schooldistrict_maps/c38023_divide/DC20SD_C38023.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Divide County, ND|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-08-22}}

Prior to the 2021 disestablishment of the New School District 8 (later the Williams County School District 8), some students from that district went to Ray Public School for high school.{{cite news|title=Important facts about state's small schools|newspaper=Bismarck Tribune|place=Bismarck, North Dakota|date=1997-10-05|page=11A}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83920821/for-new-school-district-8/ Clipping] at Newspapers.com.

History

In 2000 Heidi Heitkamp, the Attorney General of North Dakota, stated that the district violated the North Dakota Open Meetings Act by closing a meeting to the public.{{cite news|title=Heitkamp rules against Nesson school board|newspaper=Bismarck Tribune|place=Bismarck, North Dakota|agency=Associated Press|date=2000-05-10|page=10A}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83959934/for-nesson-sd/ Clipping] from Newspapers.com

Circa 2017 the district had received a rapid enrollment grant.{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Jamie|url=https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/with-huge-influx-of-students-nd-cuts-41-percent-from-rapid-enrollment-grants-to-schools/article_35cf5f48-a780-5440-a53e-9caeeb4a7da1.html|title=With huge influx of students, ND cuts 41 percent from rapid enrollment grants to schools|newspaper=Bismarck Tribune|date=2017-12-14|accessdate=2021-08-22}}

References

{{reflist}}