Karval School District No. Re 23

In the spring of 1913, District 23 was formed. It had two townships and two sections. Bonds were passed to build the Karval, Webb, Cross, and Dudley schools. Prior to this, many schools were held in people’s homes. Three high school girls attend the first school built, the Webb School. The Carl Kravig school replaced the little red school house built by George Barker, and the Cross school only lasted one year. In 1921, a new school was built and all the schools were consolidated into the town of Karval. This one-room school house was only 14 feet by 16 feet. The second school had four rooms, two upstairs and two downstairs. The third had four rooms and an auditorium. In 1951, Blue Cliff District combined with Karval to make a larger district and a better school. This school had seven teachers and the principal was a local gentleman, Quentin Kravig. Mr. Kravig was related to Barker who built the first school.