title: Ellendale School District
text: # Ellendale School District
  
  Ellendale Public School District No. 40 is a school district with a single K-12 school, Ellendale Public School, in Ellendale, North Dakota. One division is Ellendale High School (EHS).
  
  The district, located in Dickey County, includes Ellendale, Forbes, Fullerton, and Monango.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1939 the gymnasium was built, and in 1957 an elementary school was built.
  
  On April 27, 2010, there was an election scheduled for a school bond project to build a new school. The anticipated bond would be $4 million.
  
  ## Operations
  
  By 1985 it had a guidance counselor.
  
  It has an annual publication, The Redbird. Its school newspaper is The Cardinal.
  
  ## Curriculum
  
  By 1985 it had special education, computer courses, and In 1985 the school district added its first foreign language, German, to its course offerings.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  In 1918 the first athletic program, boys' basketball, began at the school. By 1985 it also had a basketball team for girls and American football.
  
  