Mount Pleasant Community School District

40°57′48″N 91°32′18″W / 40.963329°N 91.538214°W / 40.963329; -91.538214

Mount Pleasant Community School District
Location
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Henry County
United States
Coordinates40.963329, -91.538214
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentJohn Henriksen
Schools7
Budget$29,188,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1919890 [1]
Students and staff
Students1852 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers144.30 FTE[1]
Staff164.32 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.83[1]
Athletic conferenceSoutheast
District mascotPanthers
ColorsDark Red and Gold
   
Other information
Websitewww.mtpcsd.org

The Mount Pleasant Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The district is mainly in Henry County, but has small areas in Jefferson, Lee, and Van Buren counties.[2] The district includes the city of Mount Pleasant and the surrounding area, which has the municipalities of Rome, Salem, and Westwood,[3] and the census-designated place of Trenton,[4] along with rural area students.

History

In 2023 the district purchased sections of the shuttered Iowa Wesleyan University for a combined total of $1,250,000.[5] These included some buildings on the main campus and the sports practice fields.[6] The district funded the purchase via the penny sales tax.[7] John Henriksen, the superintendent, stated that the district could immediately use some of the facilities, now district-owned, for athletic purposes and not have to use municipal complexes.[8]

Schools

The district has seven schools. all located in Mount Pleasant:[1]

The MPCSD also provides the educational component for the Christamore House, a court-appointed juvenile facility located in Mount Pleasant.[citation needed]

Other facilities

The district uses the Cottrell Gymnasium. In 2018 it was renovated for $150,000.[9]

The Iowa Wesleyan facilities on the main campus that the district sought to acquire were: Old Main, the school's chapel, John Wesley Holland Student Union, Howe Student Activity Center, the PEO Memorial Building, Pioneer Hall, and the Ruble Arena. The district also sought the Iowa Wesleyan practice fields.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Mount Pleasant Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mount Pleasant". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mount Pleasant Iowa Department of Education School District Boundary Verification 2022 - 2023". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Henry County, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2024. - Text list
  5. ^ Vidmar, Brad (August 18, 2023). "'A win at $1.25 million': Mount Pleasant School District buying portions of Iowa Wesleyan University". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Miller, Vanessa (August 4, 2023). "Mount Pleasant school district looks to buy Iowa Wesleyan properties". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Lee, Maddie (August 28, 2023). "Public forum on Mt. Pleasant CSD's Iowa Wesleyan purchase agreement draws a full crowd on Monday night". CBS 2 Iowa. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Redfield, John (August 29, 2023). "Mt. Pleasant CSD moves forward with plans to buy portions of Iowa Wesleyan campus". KTVO. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  9. ^ Benedict, Joe (September 30, 2018). "Cottrell Gym finished". Southeast Iowa Union. Retrieved June 17, 2024.


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