Centre USD 397

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Centre USD 397
Address
2382 310th St. [1]
Lost Springs
, Kansas , 66859
United States
Coordinates 38°31′25″N96°57′09″W / 38.5235°N 96.9524°W / 38.5235; -96.9524
District information
Type Public
Grades K to 12
SuperintendentLarry Geist [2]
Schools1
Other information
Website usd397.com

Centre USD 397 is a public unified school district headquartered in a rural area between Lost Springs and Lincolnville in Kansas. [1] The district includes the communities of Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Pilsen, Tampa, Ramona, Antelope, Burdick, and nearby rural areas of Marion / Morris / Dickinson / Chase Counties. [3]

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History

The number of students in rural communities dropped significantly across the 20th century. As farming technology progressed from animal power to small tractors towards large tractors over time, it allowed a farmer to support significantly more farm land. In turn, this led to fewer farm families, which led to fewer rural students. In combination with a loss of young men during foreign wars and rural flight, all of these caused an incremental population shrinkage of rural communities over time.

In 1945 (after World War II), the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas. [4]

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. [5]

In 1956, a school district was formed with the consolidation of the Lincolnville, Burdick, Lost Springs, and Ramona school districts. The Tampa school district was added later.

In 1965, the school district was approved by the state to become Unified School District (USD) 397. [6]

Current schools

The school district operates the following school: [1]

Closed schools

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "USD 397 website". Archived from the original on January 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Staff - Administration". USD 397. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ "USD 397 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ Your School District: The Report of the National Commission on School District Reorganization; National Education Association; 286 pages; 1948.
  5. ↑ "Administration of Unified School Districts in Kansas" (PDF). Kansas State Department of Public Instruction. January 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ Unification Petition Is Approved; The Peabody Gazette-Herald; February 4, 1965.

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