Prescott Community School District was a school district headquartered in
Prescott, Iowa
Prescott is a city in Prescott Township, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 191 at the time of the 2020 census.
Geography
Prescott is located at (41.022517, -94.612612).
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, United States. It had a single school, Prescott Community School.
History
The school building was built in 1914 and the district was established that year.
In the 1990s the Prescott district closed its secondary school and only served elementary school; it sent secondary students to other school districts.
In the 2014–2015 school year, the school's final year of operation, the elementary school had 34 students. In 2013 the members of the Prescott school board began discussing proposals to consolidate with other area school districts. The election determining whether the district would consolidate with the
Creston Community School District
Creston Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Creston, Iowa.
The district is in sections of Adams and Union counties, with a very small section in Ringgold County. It serves Creston and Prescott.
, it had a ...
was held on April 7, 2015.
After the consolidation vote passed, the district property was put up for sale. The district was in operation for the 2015–2016 school year, but all of its students attended other districts' schools.
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On July 1, 2016, the Prescott district merged into the Creston district.][REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66]
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Property
The district had a total of of land, including two school buildings, a playground, a gymnasium, a running track, and a bus barn.[
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References
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PRESCOTT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORTS BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS June 30, 2006
Map showing former Prescott district boundary shape
School districts established in 1914
1914 establishments in Iowa
School districts disestablished in 2016
2016 disestablishments in Iowa
Defunct school districts in Iowa
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