Central Plains USD 112
Address
406 Main St.[1]
Claflin
, Kansas, 67525
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK to 12
Schools4*
Other information
Websiteusd112.org

Central Plains USD 112 is a public unified school district (USD) headquartered in Claflin, Kansas, United States.[1] The district includes the communities of Holyrood, Bushton, Claflin, Dorrance, Frederick, Lorraine, Wilson, Beaver, Dubuque, Odin, Hitschmann, and nearby rural areas.[2]

Schools

The school district operates the following schools:[1]

  • Central Plains Jr/Sr High School in Claflin
  • Central Plains Elementary School in Holyrood
  • Wilson Jr/Sr High School in Wilson, closing in spring 2023[3]
  • Wilson Elementary School in Wilson

History

The USD was formed in 2010 from the merger of Lorraine USD 328 and Claflin USD 354.[4]

In January 2023, the district decided to close the Wilson Jr/Sr High School.[3]

In May 2023, members of the community petitioned to dissolve the district.[5] An election was held August 1 to decide the fate of the school district,[6] where approximately two-thirds voted to not dissolve the district.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "USD 112 website". Archived from the original on June 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "USD 112 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 31, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "USD 112 to close Wilson Junior-Senior High School". KAKE 10 TV. April 13, 2022. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "School consolidations in Kansas for past decade". The Topeka Capital-Journal. July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Notice of the Disorganization of USD 112 Election" (PDF). Ellsworth County Election Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Future of USD 112 going to the polls". KSN 3 TV. May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "USD 112 Disorganization vote results". KSN 3 TV. August 1, 2023. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023.
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