the dakota prairie school district still uses the high school building in petersburg and the elementary building in mcville for regular classes. sent to these two schools are 408 students from eleven communities (mcville, hamar, tolna, pekin, kloten, aneta, niagara, whitman, petersburg, dahlen, and michigan). students also come from seven different counties in north dakota: nelson, griggs, grand forks, eddy, walsh, benson, and ramsey. the entire school district covers approximately .