Washington County USD 108

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Washington County USD 108
Address
101 W. College St. [1]
, Kansas , 66968
United States
Coordinates 39°49′21″N97°3′17″W / 39.82250°N 97.05472°W / 39.82250; -97.05472
District information
Type Public
Grades K to 12
Schools2
Other information
Website usd108.org

Washington County USD 108 is a public unified school district headquartered in Washington, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the communities of Washington, Greenleaf, Haddam, Mahaska, Morrowville, and nearby rural areas. [2]

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Schools

The school district operates the following schools: [1]

History

In 1945 (after World War II), the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas. [3]

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. [4]

Washington County USD 108 was formed in 2006 by the consolidation of North Central USD 221 and Washington-Greenleaf USD 222. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "USD 108 Website". Archived from the original on October 25, 2018.
  2. "USD 108 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2020.
  3. Your School District: The Report of the National Commission on School District Reorganization; National Education Association; 286 pages; 1948.
  4. "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.
  5. "School consolidations in Kansas for past decade". The Topeka Capital-Journal . July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2020.