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42°56′57″N 92°32′25″W / 42.949272°N 92.540394°W / 42.949272; -92.540394

Nashua-Plainfield School District
Location
Nashua, Iowa
Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, and Floyd counties
United States
Coordinates42.949272, -92.540394
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established1997
SuperintendentKeith Turner
Schools2
Budget$7,937,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID1920190 [1]
Students and staff
Students622 (2018-19) [1]
Teachers42.14 FTE [1]
Staff40.46 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.76 [1]
Athletic conferenceTop of Iowa
District mascotHuskies
ColorsRed and Black
   
Other information
Websitewww.nashua-plainfield.k12.ia.us


Nashua-Plainfield Community School District (N-P) is a school district headquartered in Nashua, Iowa. The district, serving Nashua and Plainfield, occupies sections of four counties: Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, and Floyd.[2]

It was established on July 1, 1997, by the merger of the Nashua and Plainfield school districts.[3]

Facility

It has a 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m2) athletic facility known as the Husky Wellness Center, which opened in 2013.[4]

Circa 2019, there were plans to build a playground with $25,000 raised by students. The district issued a call for volunteers to build it.[5]

Enrollment

In the 2012–2013 school year, the district had 658 students. All except 15 (2.3%) students were non-Hispanic origins. There were two Hispanic students, making up .3% of the total student body. 126 students were eligible for free lunches and 90 students were eligible for reduced priced lunches, both indicators of poverty; combined these students made up 32.8% of the student body. No students were English language learners.[6]

Schools

The district operates two schools, both in Nashua:[1]

  • Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School
  • Nashua-Plainfield Jr.-Sr. High School

Nashua-Plainfield Jr.-Sr. High School

Athletics

The Huskies participate in the Top of Iowa Conference in the following sports:[7]

  • Football
    • 2-time 8-man State Champions (2000, 2001)[8]
  • Cross Country
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Wrestling
    • 2-time Class 1A State Champions (2004, 2012)[9]
  • Golf
  • Track and Field
  • Baseball
  • Softball

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nashua-Plainfield" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  4. ^ "Healthy Living". City of Nashua. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. ^ Heavican, Kellan (2019-05-15). "HELP WANTED: Nashua-Plainfield needing volunteers to construct student-funded playground". KCHA. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. ^ "Iowa School District Profiles Nashua-Plainfield" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Economics. June 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  7. ^ "Top of Iowa Conference". Top of Iowa Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  8. ^ "IHSAA 2020 Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  9. ^ "2020 Wrestling Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-07-23.


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