Elk Horn–Kimballton Community School District

Elk Horn–Kimballton Community School District (EH-K) was a school district headquartered in Elk Horn, Iowa.[1] Its schools were EH-K Elementary School and EH-K High School.

It occupied sections of Audubon and Shelby counties, and it served Elk Horn and Kimballton.[2]

History

It was formed as a merger of the Elk Horn and Kimballton school districts,[3] with 1955 being the opening date. In 1978 an elementary and junior high facility opened. Circa 1998 it had 12 students in preschool and 317 in elementary through high school.[4]

At one point it entered into with the Exira Community School District, in which students from one district attended school in another district.[5] It consolidated with the Exira district into the Exira–Elk Horn–Kimballton Community School District on July 1, 2014.[6] 628 people voted in favor and 82 voted against.[5]

References
  1. Home. EHK School District. June 15, 2004. Retrieved on January 26, 2019. "4114 Madison St., Elk Horn Iowa, 51531".
  2. "Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District." Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 26, 2019. Elk Horn detail map.
  3. Anderson, Julie (2013-06-17). "Iowa towns facing vote on merging school districts know the drill". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  4. "Facts about the Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School." EHK Community School District. February 12, 1998. Retrieved on January 26, 2019.
  5. Nelson, Andrew J. (2013-06-26). "Voters 'make it official,' join two western Iowa school districts". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  6. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.


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