A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 brings together students from Ashland and Chandlerville,

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. A small, rural district, A-C Central has an

elementary school A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...

(K-4) in Chandlerville, a

junior high school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school ...

(5–8) in Ashland, and a

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(9–12) at the same facility as the junior high school in Ashland. The territory covers in Cass County, Morgan County, Sangamon County, and Menard County. , there were approximately 435 students: 196 at A-C Central Elementary, 93 at A-C Central Junior High School, and 139 at A-C Central High School. Also in 2012, the district had 40 certified teachers, 6 bus routes, and 1 special education bus route.

History

Ashland – Chandlerville Community Unit School District No. 262 was formed by the consolidation of Chandlerville Community Unit School District 62 and Ashland Community Unit School District 212 in 1989. On 25 March 1997, the school board changed the district name to A-C Central Community Unit School District No. 262, renamed the Chandlerville school to A-C Central Junior High, and renamed the Ashland school to A-C Central Elementary School. As of 2005, the school district has approximately 203 elementary students, 143 junior high students and 150 high school students. Consolidation is back on the BoE agenda for their regular board meeting 16 December 2009 though. A-C Central consolidation with PORTA Community Unit School District 202 failed in the 18 March 2014 election. The referendum passed by 1,755 to 548 in the PORTA district, but was voted down in the A-C district, by 424 to 515 in Cass County and 46 to 88 in Morgan County.

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