Education Jamestown, North Dakota

1 education

1.1 k-12
1.2 higher education
1.3 special education

education
k-12

jamestown served jamestown public schools. system operates 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, , 1 alternative high school. louis l amour elementary school named popular western writer louis l amour born in jamestown. there 2 private elementary schools in jamestown; saint john s academy k-6 catholic school, , hillcrest school, seventh-day adventist school.

higher education

the unruh , sheldon center on campus of university of jamestown

university of jamestown private liberal arts college founded presbyterian church , located on north side of town. current enrollment approximately 1000 students. ranked u.s. news & world report in top tier of regional undergraduate institutions, notable among religious colleges having been co-educational institution founding in 1883. first fall term opened @ 9 a.m. on tuesday, sept. 29, 1886. after financial hardships, affecting entire county, jamestown college had close doors in spring of 1890. on sept. 22, 1909 jamestown college reopened after population growth in state due improved farming methods. no higher education available between fargo, nd (100 miles east) , missoula, mt (700 miles west), jamestown college became successful school.

special education

on northwest side of city , adjacent site of historic fort seward anne carlsen center (formerly known crippled children s school ). privately funded residential school, has long been 1 of country s leading centers treatment , education of severely handicapped children. because of school s locale, jamestown became first city in america require wheelchair cutouts in newly constructed sidewalk curbs.