Benton Community School District

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Coordinates: 42°00′37″N 92°05′10″W / 42.010319°N 92.086204°W / 42.010319; -92.086204

Benton Community School District
Benton CSD logo.png
Location
Atkins, Newhall, Norway, Watkins, Van Horne, Keystone, Elberon, Blairstown
Benton, Iowa and Tama counties
United States
Coordinates42.010319, -92.086204
District information
TypeLocal school district
MottoQuality Education for a Lifetime of Learning
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Pamela Ewell
Asst. superintendent(s)Doug Embray, Dr. James Bieschke
SchoolsAtkins Elementary School, Keystone Elementary, Norway Intermediate, Benton Community Middle School/High School
Budget$15,696,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID1904830 (2018-19) [1]
Students and staff
Students1619 [1]
Teachers101.44 FTE [1]
Staff107.56 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio15.96 [1]
Athletic conferenceWaMaC Conference
District mascotBobcats
ColorsBlue and Yellow    
Other information
Websitewww.benton.k12.ia.us

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[]

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]

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[]

  • Benton Community Elementary Schools: (Preschool through sixth grades) are located in: Atkins, Keystone, and Norway.
  • The Middle School/High School (Seventh and Eighth grades) and (Ninth through Twelfth grades), respectively, is in Van Horne.

Benton Community High School, which houses an average enrollment of 450 students, offers many classes with the option of many extracurricular activities.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Benton Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Home". Benton Community School District. Retrieved 2020-03-27. Benton Community Schools Central Office 304 1st Street Van Horne, Iowa 52346
  3. ^ "Benton" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. ^ "Booklet 2019-2020" (PDF). Benton Community School District. p. 4/24. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. ^ Jim Morrison (2019-08-19). "New Benton Community superintendent loves education". Vinton Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  6. ^ "Ewell resigns as Mount Vernon superintendent". The Gazette. 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  7. ^ "Record Transfer Completes S.Benton Organization". Cedar Valley Daily Times. July 10, 1964.
  8. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

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