Rock Island–Milan School District No. 41 is a

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in the Rock Island and

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areas of the

Quad Cities The Quad Cities is a region of cities (originally four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois. These cities are t ...

(Illinois).

History

The public schools in Rock Island existed prior to 1857, organized as five grade school districts, each with its own board and taxes, and each represented on a Union High School board. The system, including the board of township school trustees, was replaced by organizing a single Rock Island School District under a state charter issued on February 18, 1857, and including all of fractional Township 18 North, Range 2 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian plus all of the city of Rock Island, and providing that the district would annex any territory annexed into the city of Rock Island or requested by a three quarters of the voters in a territory.''An Act to incorporate Rock island School District'', approved February 18, 1857. Printed in

Schools

The Rock Island–Milan School District is currently home to thirteen schools. One high school, two junior high schools, nine elementary schools, and one alternative education center.

High school

* Rock Island Senior High

Junior High schools

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Junior High *

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Junior High

Elementary schools

* Earl Hanson Elementary *

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Elementary * Ridgewood Elementary * Denkmann Elementary * Longfellow Elementary * Frances Willard Elementary *

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Elementary * Rock Island Academy * Rock Island Center for Math and Science (newly built circa 2010)

Other schools

* S.K.I.P. and E.D.R. at the Horace Mann Early Learning Center (day care, preschool, special education) *

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Learning Center

References

External links

* * — official website before 2017 (archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rock Island-Milan School District 41 School districts in Illinois Education in Rock Island County, Illinois 1857 establishments in Illinois School districts established in 1857