| Remington USD 206 | |
| Address: | 110 S. Main St. |
| City: | Whitewater |
| State: | Kansas |
| Zipcode: | 67154 |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.9633°N -97.1489°W |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | K to 12 |
| School Board: | 7 members |
| Schools: | 3 |
Remington USD 206 is a public unified school district headquartered in Whitewater, Kansas, United States.[1] Depending on the historic use, it may also have the word "Whitewater" either before or after "Remington". The district includes the communities of Whitewater, Potwin, Brainerd, Elbing, Furley, and nearby rural areas in Butler, Harvey, Sedgwick counties.[2]
In 1945, the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas.[3] In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidatation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger Unified School Districts.[4]
In 1961, Whitewater, Potwin, Brainerd, Elbing, Furley, Countryside, and Golden Gate schools merged to form a joint rural high school. Heated opposition between Whitewater and Potwin occurred during the discussion for the location of the new high school. Rural voters pushed for a centralized location in neither town. A public vote was taken to determine if the school should be built halfway between Whitewater and Potwin, near Brainerd, which passed 745 "yes" to 155 "no". A contest was held to find a unique name for the new high school, which was chosen to honor the famous American Old West artist Frederic Remington who lived about 4 miles north near Plum Grove in the 1880s.[5]
The school district operates the following schools:[1]