Western Plains USD 106

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Western Plains USD 106
Address
100 School St. [1]
Ransom
, Kansas , 67572
United States
Coordinates 38°38′27″N99°55′55″W / 38.64083°N 99.93194°W / 38.64083; -99.93194
District information
Type Public
Grades K to 12
Schools3
Other information
Website usd106.org

Western Plains USD 106 is a public unified school district headquartered in Ransom, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the communities of Ransom, Arnold, Bazine, Brownell, Utica, 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]

USD 106 was formed in 2004 by the consolidation of Ransom USD 302 and Bazine USD 304. [5]

In 2005, NesTre La Go USD 301 dissolved, and most of its students moved to Western Plains USD 106. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "USD 106 Website". Archived from the original on May 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "USD 106 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original 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. 1 2 "All About USD 106". Western Plains USD 106. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "School consolidations in Kansas for past decade". The Topeka Capital-Journal . July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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