Cook County ISD 166

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Cook County ISD 166, also known as Cook County Schools, is a school district headquartered in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

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It is in northeast Minnesota. The square mileage is 3,800 square miles (9,800 km2). [1] Its service area is all of Cook County. [2]

History

In 2021, the school board selected Christopher Lindholm as the superintendent of the school district. He was previously the superintendent of Pequot Lakes Public Schools. [3]

Student body

In 2021, it had about 500 students. [1]

Transportation

One of the bus routes, the Gunflint bus route, has the longest time duration of any school bus ride in Minnesota. While it is the second longest distance-wise, extra time is added to the Gunflint route to account for road hazards. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pequot Lakes superintendent, Chris Lindholm, accepts Cook County job". Duluth News Tribune . May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021. [...]roughly 3,800 miles.[ sic ]
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cook County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. "School District 166 school board selects new superintendent". WTIP. May 19, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. Weber, Tom (October 4, 2010). "On the Gunflint Trail, students have one of the longest bus rides to school". Minnesota Public Radio . Retrieved July 1, 2021.