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 square miles (1,160 km2)) 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.

Boundary

The district includes the majority of Benton County, where it includes Bolivar, Center, Grant, Hickory Grove, Oak Grove, Parish Grove, Pine, Richland, and Union townships. In that county, it covers Fowler, Ambia, Boswell, Earl Park, Oxford, Templeton, and that county's portion of Otterbein. [3] It extends into a large portion of Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, where it includes Montmorenci and that county's portion of Otterbein, [4] and Warren County, where it covers Medina and Prairie townships and a portion of Warren Township. In the latter county, the district includes Green Hill and Tab. [5]

Schools

Former schools:

References

  1. ↑ "Home". Benton Community Schools. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024.
  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)
  3. ↑ Geography Division. 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 7, 2025. - Text list
  4. ↑ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tippecanoe County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list
  5. ↑ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Warren County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list
  6. ↑ "Benton Central Jr-Sr High School". Benton Community Schools. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Otterbein Elementary School". Benton Community Schools. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Prairie Crossing Elementary". Benton Community School. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
  9. 1 2 3 Smith, Erin (March 25, 2006). "Benton students have much to look forward to — twice". Journal and Courier . Lafayette, Indiana. pp.  A1 and A6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Dept. of Education, Indiana (2020–2021). "Boswell student demographics|". Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ Doty, Clayton (April 7, 2021). "Last day at Boswell Elementary". The Benton Review . Retrieved March 21, 2022.
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