| Address: | 315 A Street |
| City: | Oberon |
| State: | North Dakota |
| Zipcode: | 58357 |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | Kâ7 |
| Students: | 41 |
| Teachers: | 5.0 |
| Staff: | 10.2 |
| Ratio: | 8.2 |
Oberon Public School District 16 is a school district headquartered in Oberon, North Dakota. It has grades K-7.[1] It operates one school, Oberon Elementary School a.k.a. Oberon Public School.
Located in Benson County, the school serves Oberon and a portion of Fort Totten.[2]
The district serves the Spirit Lake Tribe,[3] and is on the Spirit Lake Native American Reservation.[4]
The school was built prior to 1918. In 2018 it received a federal grant of $4,691,494, intended for school districts that educate Native Americans.[3]
In 2020 the district had 55 students. In 2020 four board members were criminally charged, accused of not properly using $150,000 in school money.[5] Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum and North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler suspended the four.[6] North Dakota state officials appointed their replacements.[7]
In the midst of the controversy, the district replaced its former superintendent and principal with Jordan Brown.[5]