Benton Community School District

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

Benton Community School District
Location
Van Horne, Iowa
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
Schools5
Budget$29,520,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1904830[1]
Students and staff
Students1702 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers102.96 FTE[1]
Staff110.13 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio16.53[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]

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

  • 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

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Benton Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Home". Benton Community School District. Retrieved March 27, 2020. 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 March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Booklet 2019-2020" (PDF). Benton Community School District. p. 4/24. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Jim Morrison (August 19, 2019). "New Benton Community superintendent loves education". Vinton Newspapers. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Ewell resigns as Mount Vernon superintendent". The Gazette. April 22, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  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 February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

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