Harney School in western North Dakota had just one student left during its final year. Harney School is one of the rural schools across the Great Plains that have withered away over the decades as entire communities have faltered. In the 1920s, more than 4,700 one-room schoolhouses dotted North Dakota's countryside, often no more than a few miles apart so kids could walk to them each morning after working the fields. However, by the end of the century, only 10 remained. This article describes the one-on-one daily interaction between Daniel Kennedy Jr., Harney's last student, and her teacher, Shirley Hageness.