Exira-EHK Community School District

Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District is a school district headquartered in Elk Horn, Iowa. It consists of two buildings, one in Elk Horn and one in Exira.

The district is mostly within Audubon and Shelby counties, and it has smaller sections in Cass and Guthrie counties. It serves Elk Horn, Exira, Kimballton, and Brayton.[1]

History

It was formed as a merger of the Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District and the Exira Community School District. The Exira school district had operated at a deficit in several of the years preceding the merger.[2] The consolidation was effective July 1, 2014.[3] 628 people voted in favor and 82 voted against. It was anticipated that 450 students total would attend the already-consolidated schools; the districts had been in a grade-sharing arrangement in which students from one district attended school in another district.[4]

Schools

A preschool, kindergarten, and middle school are in Exira.[5] A preschool, kindergarten, elementary school and senior high school share a building in Elk Horn.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on June 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Julie (2013-06-17). "Iowa towns facing vote on merging school districts know the drill". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  3. ↑ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Andrew J. (2013-06-26). "Voters 'make it official,' join two western Iowa school districts". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Elementary." Exira-EHK Community School District. Retrieved on June 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "High School." Exira-EHK Community School District. Retrieved on June 21, 2018.
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