Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District

42.573020°N 92.779665°W / 42.573020; -92.779665

Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District
Location
Parkersburg, Iowa
Butler and Grundy counties
United States
Coordinates42.573020, -92.779665
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK–12
Established2004
SuperintendentRobert Strabla
Schools4
Budget$11,440,000 (2017-18)[1]
NCES District ID1903750[1]
Students and staff
Students855 (2019-20)[1]
Teachers62.69 FTE[1]
Staff65.09 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.64[1]
Athletic conferenceNorth Iowa Cedar League
Other information
Websitewww.a-pcsd.net

Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District is a rural public school district in Parkersburg, Iowa. Occupying portions of Butler and Grundy counties, it serves the towns of Aplington and Parkersburg.[2]

History

The district formed on July 1, 2004, with the merger of the Aplington Community School District and the Parkersburg Community School District.[3] The predecessor districts had started sharing grades and activities in 1992.[4] Enrollment declines contributed to the grade-sharing and the merger; the two districts together had 947 students in 1992 and 886 students in 2001; in 2003 the enrollment projection for 2006 was 762 students. The State of Iowa had already paid money to the pre-merger districts in exchange for having their grade-sharing, and it promised $500,000 for a successful merger.[5]

Rob Hughes was scheduled to begin his role as superintendent of both A-P CSD and of Grundy Center Community School District effective July 1, 2019.[6] He resigned in March 2021, becoming a full-time superintendent at Grundy Center.[7]

Travis Fleshner was hired as superintendent in June 2022.[8]

Schools
  • Aplington Elementary School - Aplington
  • Parkersburg Elementary School - Parkersburg
  • Aplington–Parkersburg Middle School - Aplington
  • Aplington–Parkersburg High School - Parkersburg

See also

References
  1. "Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. "Aplington-Parkersburg" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on February 25, 2019.
  4. "State officials may try something special for damaged APB High School". Radio Iowa. May 27, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  5. Miller, Jessica (June 17, 2003). "Vote on Aplington-Parkersburg school merger will likely be in August". WCF Courier. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  6. Thompson, Chad (April 26, 2019). "Hughes will serve Aplington-Parkersburg, Grundy Center". Fort Dodge Messenger. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  7. "A-P/GC superintendent Hughes resigns". Eclipse News-Review. March 24, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  8. "New superintendent hired in the A-P district". radioonthego.com. April 20, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.


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