Greene County Community School District Explained

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Greene County Community School District
Type:Local school district
Grades:K-12
Established:2014
Location:Jefferson, Iowa
Region:Greene County and Boone County
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.012586, -94.376796
Superintendent:Tim Christensen
Schools:3
Budget:$22,425,000 (2020-21)[1]
Us Nces District Id:1915210
Students:1259 (2022-23)
Teachers:95.72 FTE
Staff:104.67 FTE
Ratio:13.15
Conference:Heart of Iowa
Mascot:Rams
Colors:Black and Red

Greene County Community School District (GCCSD) is a rural public school district headquartered in Jefferson, Iowa.

The district is almost entirely in Greene County while small portions are in Boone County. Communities served are Jefferson, Dana, Grand Junction, Rippey and Scranton.[2]

It formed on July 1, 2014, as the consolidation of the East Greene and Jefferson–Scranton school districts. They began "grade sharing" (in which students from one district attended school in another district for certain grade levels) the previous school year.[3]

, it has about 1,100 students and 200 employees.[4]

Schools

All schools are in Jefferson.

The Greene County district continued operating the Grand Junction school until 2017. In 2017, the Grand Junction city government decided to demolish the former Grand Junction school.[5]

The district acquired the Rippey School, which was already closed.[6] The Rippey School was demolished in 2014.[7]

Greene County High School

Athletics

The Rams compete in the Heart of Iowa Conference in the following sports:[8]

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greene County Comm School District . . July 6, 2024.
  2. "Greene County ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on June 25, 2018.
  3. Web site: East Greene and Jefferson-Scranton schools vote to consolidate. Carroll Daily Times Herald. 2013-02-06. 2018-06-25. June 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180624233152/http://carrollspaper.com/Content/Local-News-Archive/Education/Article/East-Greene-and-Jefferson-Scranton-schools-vote-to-consolidate/1/19/15167. dead.
  4. "District Information ." Greene County Community School District. Retrieved on July 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: Grand Junction school to be demolished. Greene County News Online. 2017-08-23. 2018-06-25.
  6. Web site: Rippey school still there for a few more weeks. Greene County News. 2014-08-20. 2018-06-25.
  7. "Rippey Graduate, Keith Devilbiss, Designs and Builds School Monument ." Rippey Public Library. Retrieved on June 25, 2018.
  8. Web site: Heart of Iowa Conference. Heart of Iowa Conference. 2020-09-08.
  9. Web site: 2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book. Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. 2019-05-13. 2020-09-08.

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