Benton Community School District

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$20,526,000 (2017-18)[1]
NCES District ID1904830[1]
Students and staff
Students1637 (2019-20)[1]
Teachers102.36 FTE[1]
Staff110.13 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.99[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.

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. 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. "Benton Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  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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Further reading


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