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Burlington Community School District

Coordinates: 40°47′58″N 91°07′00″W / 40.799562°N 91.116569°W / 40.799562; -91.116569
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40°47′58″N 91°07′00″W / 40.799562°N 91.116569°W / 40.799562; -91.116569

Burlington Community School District
Location
United States
Coordinates40.799562, -91.116569
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established1849
SuperintendentPatrick Coen
Schools7
Budget$58,782,000 (2015-16)
NCES District ID1905790[1]
Students and staff
Students3652 [1]
Teachers277.23 FTE [1]
Staff360.22 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.17 [1]
Athletic conferenceSoutheast Conference
Other information
Websitewww.bcsds.org

Burlington Community School District (BCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Burlington, Iowa. Entirely in Des Moines County, it serves Burlington and Middletown, as well as residences in the western portion of West Burlington.[2][3]

History

School District No. 2 of the Township of Burlington was established on March 29, 1849 when 63% of voters at Congregational Church agreed to create it. The first school built with taxpayer money, with construction in the period 1851–1852, was North Hill School.[4]

Schools

As of July, 2020, the district operates seven schools:[1]

  • Burlington Community High School
  • Aldo Leopold Intermediate School
  • Edward Stone Middle School
  • Black Hawk Elementary School
  • Grimes Elementary School
  • North Hill Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary School

Former schools

At one time the district had 15 elementary schools and three middle schools, but the board of education decided to enact a "Newer and Fewer" school consolidation program, in which new school buildings opened with each replacing multiple older schools.[5]

Middle schools:[6]

  • James Madison Middle School - Jane Evans, the superintendent as of 2012, stated that the lack of total air conditioning and lower ceilings made it outdated.[5]
  • Horace Mann Middle School
  • Oak Street Middle School

Elementary schools:[6]

  • Central Avenue Elementary School
  • Corse Elementary School
  • Perkins Elementary School
  • Prospect Hill Elementary School
  • Salter Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Burlington Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Burlington Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Zoning Map." West Burlington. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "History". Burlington Community School District. August 19, 1999. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Parrott, Jason (2012-05-31). "Four Southeast Iowa School Buildings Closing". Tri States Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  6. ^ a b "SCHOOLS.HTML". Burlington Community School District. 1998-12-03. Archived from the original on 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2018-09-16.