For a long time, the towns of Argusville, Arthur, Gardner, Grandin, and Hunter all had their own schools. However, in the 90s, the districts wanted to consolidate. It is possible that this desire came from the country’s new focus on outcome-based education, causing people to want consistency in the classroom. So, throughout the 1995-96 school year, the Cass Valley North and Dakota school district board started developing a plan to restructure the many towns’ school systems.