Osakis was the first school district in Douglas County and known as District #1. District #2 was Alexandria. Forada was District #3. The schools were given their numbers in the order they started. At one time there were 104 school districts in Douglas County.

As progress caused change in the county, so too did the structures of the school houses and boundaries of the school districts. In June of 1971 the era of the country schools ended entirely. In the State of Minnesota, all school districts were absorbed into school systems offering kindergarten through grade 12.

Today, with open enrollment, District 206 includes students from Alexandria, Carlos, Forada, Garfield, Spruce Hill, Miltona and Millerville. Students from Kensington attend West Central School located in the city of Barrett in Grant County. Brandon and Evansville, although not consolidated, share sports and classroom teachers. Other towns also share virtual classes via video and the Internet. Several county and city students are home-schooled.

The Douglas County Historical Society has information ranging from rural country school teachers, yearbooks, documents and records from a vast number of schools. Contact us for information on the specific rural district you are searching for.

- Breezy Hill School

- Valley School

- Hillsdale School

- Nelson School