Title: Department of Public Instruction. Reports of County School Superintendents
Dates: 1890-1964
Record Series: 30390
Quantity: 72 feet
Abstract: The Reports of County School Superintendents provided the Department of Public Instruction with statistics on school districts and individual schools, buildings and grounds, student enrollment and attendance, teacher experience and salary, books, and equipment.
Provenance: The North Dakota State Archives acquired this record series from the Department of Public Instruction May 4-6, 1977. This record series was processed and the inventory prepared by Bonnie C. Sheldon and Kari Rombs Kohlhoff, December 1987.
Copyright: Public records are not subject to copyright restrictions, although record series may contain copyrighted material. Consideration of such copyrights is the responsibility of the author and publisher.
Access: These records are available for public inspection under provision of the North Dakota Century Code, 55-02.1-08.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the record group, series name and number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
County Superintendent Reports consist of 139 bound volumes and one-quarter foot of county statistics. This record series provides data on school districts within counties; schools; departments within schools; school houses or buildings including one-room schools; schools in towns and in open country; health and community activities; transportation of pupils; pupils' studies; teachers' institutes; school libraries within districts; textbooks; blackboards; trees; fences and firebreaks; water; ventilation; consolidation; visits by patrons and supervisory personnel; enumeration; enrollment; enrollment in federal governmental Indian schools; attendance; school terms; number of students in each grade; tuition cost; lists of officers and teachers; teachers employed; teachers' positions, experience, and salaries; officers' salaries and expenses; warrants; bonds; costs per pupil; indebtedness; receipts; cash balances; taxes levied; valuation; sinking fund; general fund; building fund; private denominational and national schools/colleges and high and graded schools; academies and kindergartens not supported by public funds; independent and special school districts; teachers' certificates; county superintendent; and teachers' meetings. The county statistics provide data on type and size of districts; number and kind of schools; one-room schools; graded schools in open country and towns; transportation; visits; text books; libraries; equipment and community activities; health and sanitation; enrollment; enumeration; attendance; teachers' positions, experience, and salaries; bonds; indebtedness; sinking and interest fund; special reserve fund; building fund; recreation fund, receipts and expenditures of general fund; warrants; cost per pupil; balances; taxation; and value of school property.
VOLUME LIST
1 Barnes to Wells Counties 1890
2 Barnes to Wells Counties 1891
3 Barnes to Williams Counties 1892
4 Barnes to Williams Counties 1893
5 Barnes to Williams Counties 1894
6 Barnes to Williams Counties 1895
7 Barnes to Williams Counties 1896
8 Barnes to Williams Counties 1897
9 Barnes to Williams Counties 1898
10 Barnes to Williams Counties 1898-1899
11 Barnes to Mercer Counties Part 1 1899-1900
12 Morton to Williams Counties Part 2 1899-1900
13 Barnes to Mercer Counties Part 1 1900-1901
14 Morton to Williams Counties Part 2 1900-1901
15 Barnes to Mercer Counties Part 1 1901-1902
16 Morton to Williams Counties Part 2 1901-1902
17 Barnes to Mercer Counties Part 1 1902-1903
18 Morton to Williams Counties Part 2 1902-1903
19 Barnes to McLean Counties Part 1 1903-1904
20 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1903-1904
21 Barnes to McLean Counties Part 1 1904-1905
22 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1904-1905
23 Barnes to McLean Counties Part 1 1905-1906
24 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1905-1906
25 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1906-1907
26 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1906-1907
27 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1907-1908
28 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1907-1908
29 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1908-1909
30 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1908-1909
31 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1909-1910
32 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1909-1910
33 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1910-1911
34 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1910-1911
35 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1911-1912
36 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1911-1912
37 Adams to Logan Counties Part 1 1912-1913
38 McHenry to Williams Counties Part 2 1912-1913
39 Adams to Logan Counties Part 1 1913-1914
40 McHenry to Williams Counties Part 2 1913-1914
41 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1914-1915
42 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1914-1915
43 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1915-1916
44 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1915-1916
45 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1916-1917
46 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1916-1917
47 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1917-1918
48 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1917-1918
49 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1918-1919
50 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1918-1919
51 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1919-1920
52 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1919-1920
53 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1920-1921
54 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1920-1921
55 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1921-1922
56 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1921-1922
57 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1922-1923
58 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1922-1923
59 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1923-1924
60 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1923-1924
61 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1924-1925
62 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1924-1925
63 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1925-1926
64 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1925-1926
65 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1926-1927
66 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1926-1927
67 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1927-1928
68 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1927-1928
69 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1928-1929
70 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1928-1929
71 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1929-1930
72 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1929-1930
73 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1930-1931
74 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1930-1931
75 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1931-1932
76 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1931-1932
77 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1932-1933
78 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1932-1933
79 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1933-1934
80 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1933-1934
81 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1934-1935
82 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1934-1935
83 Adams to McIntosh Counties Part 1 1935-1936
84 McKenzie to Williams Counties Part 2 1935-1936
85 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1936-1937
86 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1936-1937
87Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1937-1938
88 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1937-1938
89 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1938-1939
90 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1938-1939
91 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1939-1940
92 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1939-1940
93 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1940-1941
94 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1940-1941
95 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1941-1942
96 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1941-1942
97 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1942-1943
98 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1942-1943
99 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1943-1944
Box 1:
100 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1943-1944
101 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1944-1945
102 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1944-1945
103 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1945-1946
104 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1945-1946
105 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1946-1947
106 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1946-1947
107 Adams to Mercer Counties Part 1 1947-1948
108 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1947-1948
109 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1948-1949
110 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1948-1949
111 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1949-1950
112 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1949-1950
113 Adams to Logan Counties Part 1 1950-1951
114 McHenry to Williams Counties Part 2 1950-1951
115 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1951-1952
116 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1951-1952
117 Adams to McIntosh Counties Part 1 1952-1953
118 McKenzie to Williams Counties Part 2 1952-1953
119 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1953-1954
120 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1953-1954
121 Adams to McLean Counties Part 1 1954-1955
122 Mercer to Williams Counties Part 2 1954-1955
123 Adams to McHenry Counties Part 1 1955-1956
124 McIntosh to Williams Counties Part 2 1955-1956
125 Adams to McIntosh Counties Part 1 1956-1957
126 McKenzie to Williams Counties Part 2 1956-1957
127Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1957-1958
128 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1957-1958
129 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1958-1959
130 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1958-1959
131 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1959-1960
132 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1959-1960
133 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1960-1961
134 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1960-1961
135 Adams to Williams Counties 1961-1962
136 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1962-1963
137 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1962-1963
138 Adams to McKenzie Counties Part 1 1963-1964
139 McLean to Williams Counties Part 2 1963-1964
Box 2:
1 County Statistics 1946-1950
2 County Statistics 1951-1954
3 County Statistics 1955-1958
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