Campbell County Schools

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Campbell County Schools is a school district operating schools in Campbell County, Kentucky in Greater Cincinnati. Its headquarters are in Alexandria. [1]

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It serves portions of the county, including Alexandria, California, Claryville, Cold Spring, Crestview, Highland Heights, Mentor, and Wilder. [2]

In 2019, the county board of education voted to accept the merger with Silver Grove Independent Schools. [3] The merger was effective July 1, 2019. [4]

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References

  1. "Home." Campbell County Schools. Retrieved on May 7, 2014. "101 Orchard Lane Alexandria, KY 41001"
  2. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Campbell County, KY" (). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 8, 2014.
  3. Mayhew, Chris (2019-02-19). "Campbell County moves to merge with Silver Grove schools by July 1". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  4. Crumbie, Trey (2019-07-04). "Education commissioner troubled by West Point school district". The News-Enterprise. Elizabethtown, KY . Retrieved 2019-10-25. On July 1, Silver Grove Independent School District merged with Campbell County Schools;