Public school district in Pekin, Iowa, United States
This article is about the district in Iowa. For school districts in other states, see
Pekin School District .
41°09′26″N 92°09′56″W / 41.157307°N 92.165419°W / 41.157307; -92.165419
Pekin Community School District
1062 Birch Avenue,
Pekin, Iowa (Packwood address), 52580
United States Coordinates 41.157307, -92.165419 Type Local school district Grades K-12 Superintendent Derek Philips Schools 2 Budget $9,723,000 (2017-18)
[1]
NCES District ID 1922440
[1] Students 719 (2019-20)
[1] Teachers 52.03 (on an
FTE basis)
[1] Staff 51.37 FTE
[1] Student–teacher ratio 13.82
[1] Athletic conference
Southeast Iowa Superconference District mascot
Panthers Colors Black, White and Red Website
www .pekincsd .org
Pekin Community School District is a rural
public
school district headquartered in
Pekin , an
unincorporated area in
Jefferson County, Iowa , near
Packwood .
[2]
It serves the following incorporated communities in
Jefferson ,
Keokuk ,
Wapello , and
Washington counties: Packwood,
Hedrick ,
Martinsburg ,
Ollie , and
Richland .
[3]
Unincorporated areas served by Pekin schools, aside from Pekin, include
Abington ,
Highland Center , and
Rubio .
[4]
History
The school facilities were built on a former runway that was once used to train pilots.
[5]
In 1986 there was a proposal to merge the Pekin district and the
Hedrick Community School District . By 1990 Iowa law allowed students to attend schools in other school districts, but at the time students had to pay tuition there. Hedrick sued the Pekin district over accepting students for free that should have been counted as out of district, as they lived with Pekin district-resident family members or friends of their family but not with their primary caregivers. A jury decided that the Hedrick district was damaged by this. The law was later modified so that a student can attend another school district for free.
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In 1991, the district incorporated territory from the former Hedrick district after that district closed. The expected enrollment for all Pekin schools combined for fall 1991 was 800 students.
[7] A draft of a state proposal to merge much of Hedrick into Pekin anticipated that Pekin would take in about 85% of the Hedrick students.
[8]
In 2016, the district agreed to begin a superintendent-sharing arrangement with the
Sigourney Community School District .
[9]
The district proposed a $55 million bond in 2017.
[10]
Schools
The district operates two schools in a single facility near Pekin:
[1]
Pekin Elementary School
Pekin Community Junior/Senior High School
Athletics
The Panthers compete in the
Southeast Iowa Superconference in the following sports:
[11]
Cross Country
Boys' 2-time Class B State Champions (1967, 1968)
[12]
Girls' 3-time Class 1A State Champions (2008, 2010, 2011)
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Volleyball
Football
10-time Class 1A State Champions (1970, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2014)
[14]
Wrestling
Basketball
Track and Field
Boys'1979 Class B State Champions
[15]
Baseball (
Keaton Winn , pitcher for the
San Francisco Giants , is a graduate)
Softball
Student body
In early 1991 the district had about 576 students.
[16] Early that year 32 children who lived in the boundaries of the Hedrick school district attended school in the Pekin school district, prior to the absorbing of much of the Hedrick district.
[8]
See also
References
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"Pekin Comm School District" .
National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved November 29, 2021 .
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Home . Pekin Community School District. Retrieved on June 18, 2018. "Pekin CSD 1062 Birch Ave Packwood, IA 52580"
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PEKIN
Archived 2018-04-27 at the
Wayback Machine ."
Iowa Department of Education . Retrieved on June 18, 2018. Also see the
Iowa Secretary of State map:
General Map
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Welcome from the Superintendent of Schools, Mr. David Harper ." Pekin Community Schools. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
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Home ." Pekin Community School District. April 13, 2008. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
^ Jones, Delora (January 18, 1990). "Jury rules on Pekin, Hedrick tuition dispute".
The Des Moines Register .
Des Moines, Iowa . p. 2A. -
Clipping from
Newspapers.com .
^ Vobejda, Barbara (March 25, 1991).
"MAIN STREET FACES 'ECONOMIC TRIAGE' " .
Washington Post . Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
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b Clifford, George III (February 7, 1991). "Pekin district would take most Hedrick students".
The Des Moines Register .
Des Moines, Iowa . p. 2. -
Clipping from
Newspapers.com .
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"Pekin and Sigourney Community School District To Share Superintendent" . Sigourney News-Review . February 17, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2018 .
^ Wilson, Alexandria (January 10, 2017).
"Pekin asking for $5.5 million bond for facility renovations" .
KTVO . Retrieved November 5, 2019 .
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"Southeast Iowa Superconference" . Southeast Iowa Superconference. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF) . Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"Pekin" . Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF) . Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF) . Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
^ Boshart, Rob; Gosch, Dave (March 16, 1991). "State sends Hedrick students to Pekin".
Cedar Rapids Gazette . Vol. 109, no. 66.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa . pp. 1A, 7A. -
Clipping of first and
of second page from
Newspapers.com .
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