AHSTW Community School District
41°28′10″N95°20′30″W / 41.469562°N 95.341800°W / 41.469562; -95.341800
| AHSTW Community School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
[Avoca, Iowa] United States | |
| Coordinates | 41.469562, -95.341800 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 2016 |
| Superintendent | Darin Jones |
| Schools | 1 |
| Budget | $12,802,000(2020-21)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1904080[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 776 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 58.57 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 64.84 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 13.25[1] |
| Athletic conference | Western Iowa |
| District mascot | Vikings |
| Colors | Red, White, and Blue |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
A-H-S-T-W Community School District is a rural publicschool district headquartered in Avoca, Iowa.[2]
The district, with about 250 square miles (650 km2) of area,[3] serves sections of Cass, Harrison, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties. It serves Avoca, Hancock, Shelby, Walnut, and much of Tennant.[4] The initials of the five cities form the name of the school district.[5]
History
It was formed by the merger of the A-H-S-T Community School District and the Walnut Community School District on July 1, 2016.[6] About 88% of the voters in the combined area favored consolidation in the vote.[3]
The initial school board was to be simply a combination of the existing A-H-S-T-W and Walnut districts, with a total of seven members: two from Walnut and the remainder from A-H-S-T-W. The prospective future board would have seven members, with two at-large and the remainder based on voting districts.[7] The proportion was set since the former Walnut district had about one-fourth of the population of the combined A-H-S-T-W district.[8]
Schools
The district operates three schools in a single facility in Avoca:[1]
- A-H-S-T-W Primary
- A-H-S-T-W Intermediate
- A-H-S-T-W High School
School expansion
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Circa 2015, the middle school area of the A-H-S-T-W Secondary School building in Avoca was scheduled to receive an expansion. Now in 2023, they are adding on to the area of the A-H-S-T-W Secondary School area.[9]
A-H-S-T-W High School
Athletics
The Vikings compete in the Western Iowa Conference in the following sports:[10]
- Volleyball
- Football
- Basketball
- Golf
- Baseball
- Softball
See also
References
- ^ abcdefg"AHSTW Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^Home. AHSTW Community School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. "768 S. Maple St. Avoca, IA 51521"
- ^ abVujicic, Aleksandra (May 29, 2016). "More rural Iowa school districts plan to close their doors". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^"AHSTWArchived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 15, 2018.
- ^Home (for redirect)Archived January 7, 2001, at the Wayback Machine. A-H-S-T Community School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. See the logo of the school district and the names underneath.
- ^"Reorganization & Dissolution Actions Since 1965-66Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
- ^"Walnut will join AHST school district". Omaha World-Herald. September 9, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^Peterson, Mike (January 22, 2016). "AHSTW preparations continue". KMA Land. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
How that was determined was, Walnut's population makes up roughly 25% of the population of AHST," said Ulrich. "Thus, the initial board, they will have about 25% representation on that board.
- ^Stewart, Scott (January 13, 2015). "Expansion for AHSTW facility focused on middle school". Daily Non Pareil. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^"Western Iowa Conference". Western Iowa Conference. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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