Benton Community School District
42°00′37″N 92°05′10″W / 42.010319°N 92.086204°W
| Benton Community School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 42.010319, -92.086204 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Motto | Quality Education for a Lifetime of Learning |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Pamela Ewell |
| Asst. superintendent(s) | Doug Embray, Dr. James Bieschke |
| Schools | 5 |
| Budget | $20,526,000 (2017-18)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1904830[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1702 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 102.96 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 110.13 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 16.53[1] |
| Athletic conference | WaMaC Conference |
| District mascot | Bobcats |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Benton Community School District, or Benton Community, is a rural public school district headquartered in Van Horne, Iowa.[2]
The district is mostly in Benton County with portions in Iowa and Tama counties. It comprises seven rural municipalities: Van Horne, Atkins, Blairstown, Elberon, Keystone, Newhall, and Norway.[3] It also serves Watkins;[4] additional students come from Marengo, and Garrison.[citation needed]
Dr. Pamela Ewell was hired as superintendent in 2019, after previous positions as superintendent at Mount Vernon and Van Buren County Schools.[5][6]
History[edit]
A consolidated school board from Keystone, Van Horne, Newhall and Blairstown met from 1962 to 1964 for the planning of the consolidated BCSD, which was officially formed in July 1964.[7]
In 1988 Benton Community joined the WaMaC Conference after the Eastern Iowa conference was disbanded
The Norway school district merged into the Benton district on July 1, 1995.[8] The schools themselves consolidated earlier in a grade-sharing arrangement in the fall of 1991.[citation needed] From this consolidation, the movie The Final Season portrayed the final state title of the Norway High School baseball team.
Schools[edit]
- Benton Community Elementary Schools: (Preschool through sixth grades):
- Atkins Elementary School
- Keystone Elementary School
- Norway Elementary School
- The Middle School and High School (Seventh and Eighth grades) and (Ninth through Twelfth grades), respectively, are in a single facility in Van Horne.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Benton Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Home". Benton Community School District. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
Benton Community Schools Central Office 304 1st Street Van Horne, Iowa 52346
- ^ "Benton" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Booklet 2019-2020" (PDF). Benton Community School District. p. 4/24. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Jim Morrison (August 19, 2019). "New Benton Community superintendent loves education". Vinton Newspapers. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Ewell resigns as Mount Vernon superintendent". The Gazette. April 22, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Record Transfer Completes S.Benton Organization". Cedar Valley Daily Times. July 10, 1964.
- ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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