Van Buren County Community School District
40°43′52″N 91°57′41″W / 40.731161°N 91.96143°W
| Van Buren County Community School District | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 40.731161, -91.96143 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 2019 |
| Superintendent | Jeremy Hissem |
| Schools | 3 |
| Budget | $16,048,000 (2020-21)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1928980[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 867 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 71.33 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 86.49 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 12.15[1] |
| Athletic conference | SEISC |
| District mascot | Warriors |
| Colors | Orange and Black |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Van Buren County Community School District (VBCSD) is a rural public school district headquartered in Keosauqua, Iowa.[2]
It is mostly in
History
It was established on July 1, 2019, by the merger of the Harmony Community School District and the Van Buren Community School District.[4] The predecessor districts had begun a grade-sharing arrangement in which Harmony-zoned students attended Van Buren schools for grades 7–12 in 2016.[5] The state of Iowa had changed its scheme for funding public schools, and the numbers of students in area schools had decreased.[6]
In January 2018, the administrations of the Van Buren and Harmony districts began to consider merging. In February 2018 83% of the voters in the Van Buren and Harmony districts voted to merge, with 94% (of 637 voters) in favor in the pre-merger Van Buren district and 72% (of 619 voters) in favor in the pre-merger Harmony district.[7]
The requirement for a merge was for both districts to each have over 50% of voters in favor.[8]
There was a single superintendent and school board for both areas beginning on July 1, 2019.[7]
Schools
The schools are:[9]
- Van Buren County Community Middle/High School - Keosauqua
- Douds Elementary Attendance Center - unincorporated Van Buren County, adjacent to the Leando CDP
- Harmony Elementary Attendance Center - Unincorporated Van Buren County, near Farmington
Van Buren County Community High School
Athletics
The Warriors compete in the Southeast Iowa Superconference in the following sports:[10]
- Cross Country
- Volleyball
- Football
- Wrestling
- Basketball
- Track and Field
- Golf
- Baseball
- Softball
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Van Buren County Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Home". Van Buren County Community School District. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- U.S. Census Bureau
- ^ "Iowa Educational Directory 2019-2020 School Year" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. p. 175. Retrieved April 5, 2020. (PDF p. 177/186) - From section "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66"
- ^ Aguirre, Joey (May 23, 2016). "Harmony sends off its final graduating class". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ "Voters approve consolidation of two Iowa school districts". Newton Daily News. February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Niehaus, Michaele (February 6, 2018). "Van Buren, Harmony to merge". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- The Hawkeye. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Van Buren Directory". Retrieved April 6, 2020.
Elementary School - Douds Center 14574 Jefferson Street Douds IA 52551 [...] Elementary School - Harmony Center 33727 Route J40 Farmington IA 52626[...]Middle School 405 Fourth Street Keosauqua IA 52565 [...] High School 405 Fourth Street Keosauqua IA 52565
- Compare the elementary school's address to the Leando CDP map - ^ "Southeast Iowa Superconference". Southeast Iowa Superconference. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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