title: Sheets Public School District 14
text: # Sheets Public School District 14
  
  Sheets Public School District 14 was a school district in Slope County, North Dakota. It operated one of the two schools in the county, Cottage School. The building is 13 miles (21 km) from Bowman.
  
  Cottage School was a one room schoolhouse. It was established circa 1907. In 1999 it had five students. It closed after its last classes on May 17, 2005. It had two students at the time of closing. The final superintendent was Kathy Walser.
  
  ## Campus
  
  In 1999 it had three computers and a television.
  
  ## Operations
  
  The parents sat on the school board and vetted candidates for teachers.
  
  The district relied on parents to transport children and provide lunches as it had no buses and no cafeteria.
  
  ## Culture
  
  Josh Hoffner of the Associated Press wrote that the school had a "family atmosphere" and that students received individualized attention.
  
  