Odebolt–Arthur Community School District (OA) was a school district headquartered in
Odebolt, Iowa
Odebolt is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States. The population was 994 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Odebolt was platted in 1877 when the Chicago & Northwestern Railway was extended to that point. Odebolt was incorporated as a ci ...
, which served that city and
Arthur
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...
. It became a part of the consolidated
Odebolt–Arthur–Battle Creek–Ida Grove Community School District effective July 1, 2018.
The district had territory in
Crawford
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* Crawford Bay Airport, British Columbia
* Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Ontario
United Kingdom
* Crawford, Lancashire, a small village near Rainford, Merseyside, England
* Crawford, South Lanarkshire, a ...
,
Ida and
Sac counties.
History
The Odebolt–Arthur and the
Battle Creek–Ida Grove Community School District
Battle Creek–Ida Grove Community School District was a school district headquartered in Ida Grove, Iowa, which served that city and Battle Creek. Established in 1994, it became a part of the consolidated Odebolt–Arthur–Battle Creek–Ida Gr ...
, in 2009, started a "grade sharing" in which the districts sent their children to the same high school and shared personnel.
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" Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District. Retrieved on June 20, 2018. "OABCIG Central Office 900 John Montgomery Drive Ida Grove, IA 51445" There was a previous attempt to merge the districts in fall 2016, but voters from Odebolt–Arthur voted it down out of fear that their school would close. There were tensions between the Odebolt–Arthur and Battle Creek–Ida Grove communities. 425 voters of 757 in Odebolt-Arthur, or 57% of that district, voted it down, with 55% of the Odebolt-Arthur voters participating. In Battle Creek-ida Grove, 790 people voted, making up 24% of the registered voters, with 84% voting in favor. In order to pass the district merger, both districts each had to have one more vote than 50% in favor.
By 2018 the merger was approved.
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Schools
* High School
* Middle School
* Elementary School
Enrollment
References
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Defunct school districts in Iowa
2018 disestablishments in Iowa
School districts disestablished in 2018
Education in Crawford County, Iowa
Education in Ida County, Iowa
Education in Sac County, Iowa
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