Baxter Community School District

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Baxter Community School District
Baxter CSD logo.png
Location
Baxter, Iowa
Jasper and Marshall counties
United States
Coordinates41.826711, -93.148968
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Mickalyn Clapper
Schools2
Budget$6,648,000 (2020-21) [1]
NCES District ID1904380 [1]
Students and staff
Students486 (2022-23) [1]
Teachers36.12 FTE [1]
Staff25.78 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.46 [1]
Athletic conference Iowa Star
District mascotBolts
ColorsPurple, Silver and Black
   
Other information
Website www.baxtercsd.com/district

The Baxter Community School District, or Baxter Community School, is a rural public school district serving the town of Baxter and surrounding areas in northern Jasper County, and a small area of southern Marshall County. [2]

Contents

The school, which serves all grade levels PreK-12 in one building, is located at 202 E State Street in Baxter. [1]

The school's mascot is the Bolts. Their colors are purple, silver and black.

History

In 1910, the Baxter school district had 15 teachers and an enrollment of 140. [3]

Schools

Baxter High School

Athletics

In the 1988–1989 school year, Baxter and Collins-Maxwell agreed to a sports sharing agreement, they competed as the Collins-Maxwell Baxter Raiders. The agreement lasted 29 years before its discontinuation in 2017.

The Bolts compete in the Iowa Star Conference, including the following sports: [4] The Baxter mascot was previously the Bulldogs, but changed in 2016–17. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Baxter Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "FY20_BAXTER" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ Weaver, James Baird (1912). Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bower. p. 127.
  4. ↑ "Iowa Star Conference". Iowa Star Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Introducing the Baxter Bolts". Newton Daily News. December 22, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

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