Nashua-Plainfield Community School District


Nashua-Plainfield Community School District (N-P) is a school district headquartered in Nashua, Iowa. The district, serving Nashua and Plainfield, occupies sections of four counties: Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, and Floyd.[2]

Nashua-Plainfield School District
Location
Nashua, Iowa
Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, and Floyd counties

United States
Coordinates42.949272, -92.540394
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established1997
SuperintendentKeith Turner
Schools2
Budget$7,937,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID1920190 [1]
Students and staff
Students622 (2018-19) [1]
Teachers42.14 FTE [1]
Staff40.46 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.76 [1]
Athletic conferenceTop of Iowa
District mascotHuskies
ColorsRed and Black
   
Other information
Websitewww.nashua-plainfield.k12.ia.us

It was established on July 1, 1997, by the merger of the Nashua and Plainfield school districts.[3]

Facility

It has a 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m2) athletic facility known as the Husky Wellness Center, which opened in 2013.[4]

Circa 2019, there were plans to build a playground with $25,000 raised by students. The district issued a call for volunteers to build it.[5]

Enrollment

In the 2012–2013 school year, the district had 658 students. All except 15 (2.3%) students were non-Hispanic origins. There were two Hispanic students, making up .3% of the total student body. 126 students were eligible for free lunches and 90 students were eligible for reduced priced lunches, both indicators of poverty; combined these students made up 32.8% of the student body. No students were English language learners.[6]

Schools

The district operates two schools, both in Nashua:[1]

See also

References
  1. "Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. "Nashua-Plainfield" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  4. "Healthy Living". City of Nashua. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. Heavican, Kellan (2019-05-15). "HELP WANTED: Nashua-Plainfield needing volunteers to construct student-funded playground". KCHA. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. "Iowa School District Profiles Nashua-Plainfield" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Economics. June 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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