North Union Community School District

43°23′55″N 94°28′46″W / 43.398682°N 94.479370°W / 43.398682; -94.479370

North Union Community School District
Location
Armstrong, Iowa
Kossuth, Emmet and Palo Alto counties
United States
Coordinates43.398682, -94.479370
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK–12
Established2014
SuperintendentTravis Schueller
Schools2
Budget$7,693,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1903850[1]
Students and staff
Students325 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers26.68 FTE[1]
Staff41.66 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.18[1]
Athletic conferenceTop of Iowa
District mascotWarriors
ColorsGreen and Black
   
Other information
Websitenuwarriors.org

North Union Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Armstrong, Iowa.[2] It covers portions of Emmet, Kossuth and Palo Alto counties, and serves Armstrong, Fenton, Lone Rock and Ringsted.[3]

It operates North Union Elementary School and North Union High School, while it has a grade sharing arrangement with North Kossuth Community School District in Swea City for its middle school.[4] As of 2015 the district has about 400 students.[5]

History

It was established on July 1, 2014, by the merger of the Armstrong–Ringsted Community School District and the Sentral Community School District.[6] The merger passed in a June 2013 election in the Armstrong-Ringsted district by 291-42 and in Sentral by 78–18, and the approval was through a total of 86% of voters in both school districts.[7] The organizational meeting among the predecessor school districts was held in July of that year.[8]

Matt Berninghaus, already principal of Armstrong-Ringsted, began serving as the interim North Union superintendent and became the formal superintendent effective July 1, 2014.[9] Michael Tidemann of the Estherville News stated that due to the existing grade-sharing and activity-sharing agreements between the predecessor districts and with the North Kossuth district, "Visual changes to the North Union School District will be difficult to identify", although the tax rate was to be standardized.[10] In 2016, Berninghaus left to become the Center Point–Urbana superintendent.[11]

North Union High School

Athletics

The Warriors participate in the Top of Iowa Conference in the following sports:[12]

  • Football
  • Cross country
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Golf
  • Track and field
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "North Union Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Home. North Union Community School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. "North Union Community School District, 600 4th Ave., Armstrong, IA 50514".
  3. ^ "[1]." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "MS/PK-5 Swea City." North Union Community School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Duffy, Molly (February 13, 2018). "Iowa school districts cope with when to consolidate - and when to stand alone". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Northern Iowa voters OK school merger". Fairmont Sentinel. June 26, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Tidemann Michael (July 29, 2013). "North Union board holds organizational meeting". Estherville Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Tidemann, Michael (January 28, 2014). "North Union hires Berninghaus as superintendent". Estherville News. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Tidemann, Michael (June 27, 2014). "The transition from Armstrong-Ringsted to North Union". Estherville Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "Meet new CPU Superintendent Matt Berninghaus". Vinton Today. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top of Iowa Conference". Top of Iowa Conference. Retrieved August 11, 2020.