Cook County ISD 166, also known as Cook County Schools, is a school district headquartered in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

It is in northeast Minnesota. The square mileage is 3,800 square miles (9,800 km2).[1] Its service area is all of Cook County.[2]

History

In 2021 the school board selected Christopher Lindholm as the superintendent of the school district. He was previously the superintendent of Pequot Lakes Public Schools.[3]

Student body

In 2021 it had about 500 students.[1]

Transportation

One of the bus routes, the Gunflint bus route, has the longest time duration of any school bus ride in Minnesota. While it is the second longest distance-wise, extra time is added to the Gunflint route to account for road hazards.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pequot Lakes superintendent, Chris Lindholm, accepts Cook County job". Duluth News Tribune. May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021. [...]roughly 3,800 miles. [sic]
  2. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cook County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "School District 166 school board selects new superintendent". WTIP. May 19, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ Weber, Tom (October 4, 2010). "On the Gunflint Trail, students have one of the longest bus rides to school". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved July 1, 2021.


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