Williams County School District 8

Williams County School District #8, previously New Public School District #8 or New Public Schools, was a school district headquartered in Williston, North Dakota.[1]

The district mainly served unincorporated areas that were rural territories near Williston.[2] Additionally the district included a portion of Williston itself and all of Blacktail and Long Creek.[3] It was the geographically largest school district in North Dakota.[4]

The district only served grades K-8. High school students were sent to Williston High School in the Williston Public School District 1,[5] to the Nesson School District's Ray School in Ray, and to the Tioga School District's Tioga High School in Tioga.[6]

  1. ^ "Williams County School District #8". www.district8nd.com. 2014-10-20. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 111 7th Avenue West Williston, ND 58801 - Previous address: "1209 9th Ave. NW Williston, ND 58801" and the same link identifies the "Old Office" as "1201 9th Ave. W."
  2. ^ Krause, Melissa (2016-03-16). "Rural Williston school district to build new school despite two failed bond issues". Bismarck Tribune. Williston Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Williams County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-21. - The 2010 map shows the district's old name
  4. ^ "One-room, one-student school closing". Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. 2004-05-26. Retrieved 2021-08-21. - The article mistakenly uses "Williston Public School District No. 8" to mean "New Public School District #8"
  5. ^ "Williston Public School District #1 And Williams County School District #8 Reorganized as Williston Basin School District #007" (PDF). Williams County School District. p. 10 (PDF p. 11/72). Retrieved 2021-08-22. - Linked from here ("Reorganization Document Final" links to https://5il.co/lvuc which links to the document site)
  6. ^ "Important facts about state's small schools". Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. 1997-10-05. p. 11A. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.