Benton Community School Corporation

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The Benton Community School Corporation administers the one high school/middle school and two elementary schools in Benton County, Indiana. Its offices are located in the county seat of Fowler, Indiana. [1] The superintendent is Dr. Annette Zupin. The corporation covers more land area (447 sq. miles) than any other single school corporation in the state. [2]

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History

In the fall of 2006, the students of Fowler Elementary School and Oxford Elementary School began attending a new consolidated school named Prairie Crossing located in Oxford. In the fall of 2021 students from the former Boswell Elementary began attending Prairie Crossing as well.

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References

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  2. "Archived copy". mustang.doe.state.in.us. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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