South Hamilton Community School District

South Hamilton Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Jewell, Iowa.[2] It includes an elementary school and a middle/high school.

South Hamilton Community School District
Location
Jewell, Iowa
Hamilton County and Boone County

United States
Coordinates42.302430, -93.646114
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentKen Howard
Schools2
Budget$9,939,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID1926640 [1]
Students and staff
Students723 [1](2018-19)
Teachers49.89 FTE [1]
Staff51.93 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.49 [1]
Athletic conferenceHeart of Iowa
District mascotHawks
ColorsMaroon and White
         
Other information
Websiteshhawks.net

The district is mostly in Hamilton County with a section in Boone County. It serves Jewell Junction, Ellsworth, Randall, and Stanhope.[3]

History

Circa 1998, there was a bond that would allow the district to change the grade configuration; at the time it had grades 5-12 in the secondary school building, originally intended only as a senior high school, while it hoped to have only grades 7-12 there, with students until grade 5 in the elementary school.[4]

In 2006, there were parents in the Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District who preferred to send their children to South Hamilton schools instead of the Eldora-New Providence district, which Hubbard-Radcliffe had a grade-sharing agreement with. Parents in the western portion of Hubbard-Radcliffe preferred the idea of that district grade-sharing with South Hamilton instead of Eldora-New Providence. Some parents preferring the South Hamilton district purchased a bus to transport their children there. Tom Barton of the WCF Courier wrote that "many" Hubbard-Radcliffe parents chose South Hamilton schools.[5]

References
  1. "South Hamilton Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. "Home". South Hamilton Community School District. Retrieved 2019-08-03. 315 Division St. Jewell, IA 50130
  3. "South Hamilton" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  4. "South Hamilton School Seeks Bond Issue". South Hamilton Community School District. 1998-01-28. Archived from the original on 1998-01-28. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  5. Barton, Tom (2006-07-28). "Grade sharing agreement under fire, leads to open-enrollment issues in Hubbard-Radcliffe". WCF Courier. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
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