Goessel USD 411

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Goessel USD 411
Address
500 E. Main St. [1]
Goessel
, Kansas , 67053
United States
Coordinates 38°14′50″N97°20′27″W / 38.24722°N 97.34083°W / 38.24722; -97.34083
District information
Type Public
Grades K to 12
SuperintendentJohn Fast [2]
Schools2
Other information
Website usd411.org

Goessel USD 411 is a public unified school district headquartered in Goessel, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the community of Goessel, and nearby rural areas of Marion / McPherson / Harvey 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]

Current schools

The school district operates the following schools: [1]

Closed schools

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "USD 411 website". Archived from the original on January 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ District Office; USD 411.
  3. ↑ "USD 411 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.

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