Schools
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.
- School District #1/213 – Osakis School – Osakis Township
- Established: January 1, 1867
- School District #2/206 – Alexandria School – Alexandria Township
- Established: February 2, 1867
- School District #3/445 – Forada School – Hudson Township
- Established: November 23, 1867
- School District #4/446 – Pocket Lake School – Holmes City Township
- Established: February 2, 1867
- School District #5/210 – Moe Heights School – Moe Township
- Established: January 1, 1800
- School District #6/460 – Union Lake School – Hudson Township
- Established: March 30, 1867
- School District #7/447 – Lincoln School – Orange Township
- Established: April 27, 1867
- School District #8/448 – Breezy Hill School – Moe Township
- Established: April 27, 1867
- School District #9/449 – Lake Louise School – Ida Township
- Established: June 27, 1867
- School District #10 – Longfellow School – Osakis Township
- Established: March 22, 1876
- School District #11/450 – Two Mile School – Osakis Township
- Established: January 7, 1868
- School District #12 – Osakis School – Osakis Township
- Established: March 2, 1868
- School District #13/451 – Robinson School – Lake Mary Township
- Established: March 2, 1868
- School District #14/452 – Sunny Slope School – Lake Mary Township
- Established: March 2, 1868
- School District #15/410 – Liberty School – Alexandria Township
- Established: January 7, 1868
- School District #16 – (No Name) School – Hudson Township
- Established: June 20, 1868
- School District #17/454 – Clearview School – Ida Township
- Established: July 31, 1868
- School District #18/455 – Clearfield School – Hudson Township
- Established: July 31, 1868
- School District #19/456 – Sunny Knoll School – Lake Mary Township
- Established: July 31, 1868
- School District #20/457- Holmes City School – Holmes City Township
- School District #21 – Violet School – Orange Township
- Established: December 30, 1868
- School District #22 – (No Name) School – Lake Mary Township
- Established: December 30, 1868
- School District #23/459 – Leaf Valley School – Leaf Valley Township
- Established: December 30, 1868
- School District #24/460 – Oak Grove School – Lake Mary Township
- Established: March 9, 1869
- School District #25 – Oak Hill School – Millerville Township
- Established: March 9, 1869
- School District #26 – Fairview School – Evansville Township
- Established: March 9, 1869
- School District #27/461 – Park Region School – Holmes City Township
- Established: March 22, 1869
- School District #28/462 – Pleasant Grove School – Leaf Valley Township
- Established: March 22, 1869
- School District #29/463 – Oscar Lake School – Holmes City Township
- Established: March 22, 1869
- School District #30/464 – Jefferson School – Carlos Township
- Established: June 22, 1869
- School District #31/207 – Brandon School – Brandon Township
- Established: October 22, 1869
- School District #32 – Long Lake School – Evansville Township
- Established: July 24, 1876
- School District #33 – Orange Plain School – Orange Township
- Established: August 3, 1869
- School District #34 – Millerville School – Millerville Township
- Established: September 7, 1869
- School District #35 – Wilson School – Lund Township
- Established: May 10, 1870
- School District #36/466 – Glendale School – Ida Township
- Established: May 10, 1870
- School District #37- Hillside School – Brandon Township
- Established: May 10, 1870
- School District #38 – Oak Grove School – Lund Township
- Established: February 7, 1871
- School District #39/467- (No Name) School – Belle River Township
- Established: March 15, 1871
- School District #40/468 – Carol School – Belle River Township
- Established: March 15, 1871
- School District #41/469 – (No Name) School – Belle River Township
- Established: March 15, 1871
- School District #42 – Kensington School – Solem Township
- Established: June 28, 1871
- School District #43 – Loeffler School – Leaf Valley Township
- Established: March 16, 1871
- School District #44 – Evergreen School – Urness Township
- Established: March 16, 1871
- School District #45/470 – Whittier School – Moe Township
- Established: April, 14 1871
- School District #46/471 – Lake Irene School – Miltona Township
- Established: April, 14 1871
- School District #47 – Rosewood School – La Grande County
- Established: April, 14 1871
- School District #48 – Wide View School – Brandon Township
- – No record when established
- School District #49 – Amundson School – Urness Township
- Established: September 5, 1871
- School District #50/472 – Brandon School – Brandon Township
- Established: October 22, 1869
- School District #51/473 – Rose City/Doyle School – Spruce Hill Township
- Established: April 2, 1873
- School District #52 – (No Name) School – Evansville Township
- Established: March 18, 1875
- School District #53/474 – Willow Creek School – Leaf Valley Township
- Established: April 30, 1873
- School District #54 – Wayside School – Moe Township
- – No record when established
- School District #55/211 – Miltona School – Miltona Township
- Established: July 1, 1871
- School District #56 – Meissner School – Millerville Township
- Established: June 15, 1874
- School District #57- Evansville School – Evansville Township
- Established: March 16, 1875
- School District #58 – Kron School – Lund Township
- Established: March 16, 1875
- School District #59/475 – Three Oaks School – Leaf Valley Township
- Established: March 27, 1875
- School District #60 – Mill Lake School – Moe Township
- Established: July 24, 1876
- School District #61/476 – Garfield School – Ida Township
- Established: July 26, 1880
- School District #62/477- Belle River School – Belle River Township
- Established: July 28, 1884
- School District #63/478 – Roosevelt School – Solem Township
- Established: July 25, 1881
- School District #64/479 – Scriven School – Spruce Hill Township
- Established: July 25, 1881
- School District #65/480 – Lone Spruce School – Spruce Hill Township
- Established: July 25, 1881
- School District #66/481 – Tamarack Grove School – Spruce Hill Township
- Established: July 25, 1881
- School District #67/482 – Busy Bee School – Orange Township
- Established: July 25, 1881
- School District #68/483 – Sunny Hill School – Ida Township
- Established: July 23, 1883
- School District #69/484 – Lucky School – Carlos Township
- Established: January 1, 1884
- School District #70 – Willow Grove School – Urness Township
- Established: January 1, 1884
- School District #71 – Lincoln School – Solem Township
- Established: January 1, 1887
- School District #72 – Lake Moses School – Millerville Township
- Established: March 18, 1889
- School District #73/485 – West Miltona School – Miltona Township
- Established: July 9, 1889
- School District #74 – West Sunnyside School – La Grande Township
- Established: July 9, 1889
- School District #75/486 – Hillside School – Ida Township
- Established: March 24, 1890
- School District #76 – (No Name) School – Brandon Township
- Established: March 24, 1890
- School District #77 – Goose Lake School – Carlos Township
- Established: July 13, 1891
- School District #78 – Lakeview School – Urness Township
- Established: July 13, 1891
- School District #79 – (No Name) School – Holmes City Township
- Established: March 28, 1892
- School District #80 – Meadowview School – Solem Township
- Established: March 28, 1893
- School District #81/487 – Happy Hallow School – Solem Township
- Established: March 28, 1893
- School District #82 – Happy Knoll – Brandon County
- Established: October 9, 1893
- School District #83/488 – Sunnyside School – Alexandria Township
- Established: October 9, 1893
- School District #84 – (No Name) School – Orange Township/Todd County
- Established: October 9, 1893
- School District #85/489 – (No Name) School – Belle River Township
- Established: July 8, 1895
- School District #86/490 – (No Name) School – Osakis Township
- Established: July 8, 1895
- School District #87 – Sunnyside School – Evansville Township
- Established: October 15, 1895
- School District #88/491 – Hillside School – La Grande Township
- Established: July 13, 1897
- School District #89/492 – Oak Hill School – Lund Township
- Established: January 1, 1898
- School District #90 – (No Name) School – Evansville Township
- Established: October 11, 1898
- School District #91 – (No Name) School – Orange Township
- – No record when established
- School District #92/492 – Lone Tree School – Belle River Township
- Established: July 11, 1899
- School District #93/493 – Clay Hill School – Carlos Township
- Established: July 11, 1899
- School District #94/494 – Maple Lake School – Lake Mary Township
- Established: July 10, 1900
- School District #95 – (No Name) School – Belle River Township
- Established: March 19, 1901
- School District #96 – (No Name) School – Millerville Township/Ottertail County
- Established: July 14, 1903
- School District #97/495 – English Grove School – Orange Township
- Established: July 11, 1905
- School District #98/496/214 – Carlos School – Carlos Township
- Established: August 14, 1905
- School District #99 – Willow Grove School – La Grande Township
- Established: June 25, 1907
- School District #100 – McKinley School – Ida Township
- Established: June 1, 1909
- School District #101/212 – (No Name) School – Lund Township
- Established: June 4, 1912
- School District #102 – Melby School – Lund Township
- Established: May 5, 1913
- School District #103 – Nelson School – Osakis Township
- Established: June 4, 1915
- School District #104 – Progressive School – Lund Township
- Established: July 10, 1916