Burlington Community School District

Burlington Community School District (BCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Burlington, Iowa. Entirely in Des Moines County, it serves Burlington and Middletown, as well as residences in the western portion of West Burlington.[2][3]

Burlington Community School District
Location
Burlington, Iowa
Des Moines County

United States
Coordinates40.799562, -91.116569
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established1849
SuperintendentPatrick Coen
Schools7
Budget$58,782,000 (2015-16)
NCES District ID1905790[1]
Students and staff
Students3652 [1]
Teachers277.23 FTE [1]
Staff360.22 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.17 [1]
Athletic conferenceSoutheast Conference
Other information
Websitewww.bcsds.org

History

School District No. 2 of the Township of Burlington was established on March 29, 1849 when 63% of voters at Congregational Church agreed to create it. The first school built with taxpayer money, with construction in the period 1851–1852, was North Hill School.[4]

Schools

As of July, 2020, the district operates seven schools:[1]

  • Burlington Community High School
  • Aldo Leopold Intermediate School
  • Edward Stone Middle School
  • Black Hawk Elementary School
  • Grimes Elementary School
  • North Hill Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary School

Former schools

At one time the district had 15 elementary schools and three middle schools, but the board of education decided to enact a "Newer and Fewer" school consolidation program, in which new school buildings opened with each replacing multiple older schools.[5]

Middle schools:[6]

  • James Madison Middle School - Jane Evans, the superintendent as of 2012, stated that the lack of total air conditioning and lower ceilings made it outdated.[5]
  • Horace Mann Middle School
  • Oak Street Middle School

Elementary schools:[6]

  • Central Avenue Elementary School
  • Corse Elementary School
  • Perkins Elementary School
  • Prospect Hill Elementary School
  • Salter Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School

See also

References
  1. "Burlington Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. "Burlington Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  3. "Zoning Map." West Burlington. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  4. "History". Burlington Community School District. August 19, 1999. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. Parrott, Jason (2012-05-31). "Four Southeast Iowa School Buildings Closing". Tri States Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  6. "SCHOOLS.HTML". Burlington Community School District. 1998-12-03. Archived from the original on 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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