The Birtsell School District was organized July 11, 1884 by County Superintendent, E.E. Henderson.
School officers were:
| J.W. Birtsell, |
clerk |
| Peter Roberts, |
director |
| Malcomb Nicholson, |
Treasurer. |
Four schools were built in the township.
School No. 1 ‑ Southwest section 28 built in 1884. Sold to Ben Zeller in 1927, who used it for lodging for the hired man.
School No. 2 ‑ Section 26. Rebuilt in 1926. Later moved to section 28 and used with school No. 4 as a hog house.
School No. 3 ‑ Northeast Section 10. Burned and never rebuilt.
School No. 4 ‑ S section 8. Built in 1926. Later moved with No. 2 on section 28.
District reorganized with Carrington
Ethel Phelps was the first teacher.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 152