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'''Waterloo Community School District''' ('''WCSD''') is a school district headquartered in [[Waterloo, Iowa]].
{{Short description|Public school district in Waterloo, Iowa, United States}}
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{{Infobox school district
|name =Waterloo Community School District
|logo = File:Waterloo_CSD_logo.png
|motto =
|type = Local school district
|grades = K-12
|established = 1942
|closed =
|location = [[Waterloo, Iowa]]
|region = [[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk County]]
|country = United States
|coordinates = 42.485445, -92.333564
|superintendent = Dr. Jared Smith
|schools = 19
|budget = $175,597,000 (2020-21)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1930480&DistrictID=1930480|title=Waterloo Comm School District|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref>
|us_nces_district_id = 1930480 <ref name=NCES/>
|students = 10,645 <ref name=NCES/>(2022-23)
|teachers = 769.91 FTE <ref name=NCES/>
|staff = 867.10 FTE <ref name=NCES/>
|ratio = 13.83 <ref name=NCES/>
|conference = [[Mississippi Valley Conference (Iowa)|Mississippi Valley]]
|website = {{URL|http://www.waterlooschools.org}}
}}

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'''Waterloo Community School District''' ('''WCSD''') is a public school district headquartered in [[Waterloo, Iowa]].

It is entirely in [[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk County]]. In addition to almost all of Waterloo the municipalities of [[Elk Run Heights, Iowa|Elk Run Heights]], [[Evansdale, Iowa|Evansdale]], [[Gilbertville, Iowa|Gilbertville]], and [[Raymond, Iowa|Raymond]] are in the district limits, as well as the [[census-designated place]] of [[Washburn, Iowa|Washburn]]. It also covers a portion of [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_WATERLOO.pdf|title=Waterloo|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|accessdate=2020-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st19_ia/place/p1982290_washburn/DC10BLK_P1982290_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Washburn CDP, IA|work=[[2010 U.S. Census]]|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2020-04-07}}</ref>

There was originally a single school district in Waterloo, but in 1866 the district split in two, with a Waterloo and an East Waterloo district, until 1942, when they merged into the '''Independent School District of Waterloo'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterlooschools.org/history/|title=History|publisher=Waterloo Community School District|accessdate=2019-07-15}}</ref>

==History==
{{expand section|date=March 2020}}
In 2015 the district drew up plans for a school bond with a value of $47 million.<ref>{{cite web|author=Wind, Andrew|url=https://globegazette.com/news/iowa/waterloo-schools-considering-m-bond-issue/article_326e62a4-8117-5736-a604-467eda9ed8f8.html|title=Waterloo schools considering $47M bond issue |work=[[Globe Gazette]]|date=2015-12-13|accessdate=2020-03-29}}</ref>

==Schools==
[[File:EastHighSchoolWaterlooIA.jpg|thumb|[[Waterloo East High School]]]]
High:
* [[East High School (Waterloo, Iowa)|Waterloo East]]
* [[West High School (Waterloo, Iowa)|Waterloo West]]
* Expo Alternative Learning Center

Middle:
* Bunger Middle School (Evansdale)
* Central Middle School
* [[George Washington Carver]] Academy
* Hoover Middle School

Elementary / PreSchools:
* Fred Becker Elementary School
* Dr. Walter Cunningham School for Excellence
* Lou Henry Elementary School
* Highland Elementary School
* Irving Elementary School
* Kingsley Elementary School
* Kittrell Elementary School
* Lincoln Elementary School
* Lowell Elementary School
* Orange Elementary School
* Poyner Elementary School (Evansdale) - Located on the site of the former St. Nicholas Catholic Church.<ref name=Parishprofwaterloo>{{cite web|url=https://waterloocatholics.org/parish-profiles|title=Parish Profiles|publisher=Waterloo Catholic Faith Formation Office|accessdate=2020-04-07}}</ref>
* Elk Run PreSchool [permanently closed]

==Enrollment==
{{Graph:Chart
| width=800
| height=250
| type=area
|colors = Teal
| xAxisTitle = Year
| yAxisTitle = Enrollment
| x=2000,2001,2002,2003, 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
| y=10914.0, 10946.6, 11006.1, 11029.3, 11056.3, 10956.1, 10955.7, 10813.8, 10732.6, 10785.6, 10622.4, 10718.3, 10803.7, 10992.3, 11134.4, 10935.7, 10834.9, 10878.8, 10776.7, 10865.5, 10626.6

}}<ref>{{cite web| url=https://educateiowa.gov/document-type/public-school-certified-enrollment-summary-district |title= Public School Certified Enrollment Summary by District |publisher = [[Iowa Department of Education]] | access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.waterlooschools.org Waterloo Community School District]
* [http://www.waterlooschools.org Waterloo Community School District]
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://waterloo.k12.ia.us|title=Waterloo Community School District (waterloo.k12.ia.us)}}

==See also==
*[[List of school districts in Iowa]]

[[Category:School districts in Iowa]]
[[Category:School districts in Iowa]]
[[Category:Education in Black Hawk County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Waterloo, Iowa]]
[[Category:Cedar Falls, Iowa]]
[[Category:School districts established in 1942]]
[[Category:1942 establishments in Iowa]]


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Revision as of 01:36, 16 July 2024

42°29′08″N 92°20′01″W / 42.485445°N 92.333564°W / 42.485445; -92.333564

Waterloo Community School District
Standort
Waterloo, Iowa
Black Hawk County
Vereinigte Staaten
Coordinates42.485445, -92.333564
District information
TypLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established1942
SuperintendentDr. Jared Smith
Schools19
Budget$175,597,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1930480 [1]
Students and staff
Students10,645 [1](2022-23)
Teachers769.91 FTE [1]
Staff867.10 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.83 [1]
Athletic conferenceMississippi Valley
Other information
Websitewww.waterlooschools.org

Waterloo Community School District (WCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa.

It is entirely in Black Hawk County. In addition to almost all of Waterloo the municipalities of Elk Run Heights, Evansdale, Gilbertville, and Raymond are in the district limits, as well as the census-designated place of Washburn. It also covers a portion of Cedar Falls.[2][3]

There was originally a single school district in Waterloo, but in 1866 the district split in two, with a Waterloo and an East Waterloo district, until 1942, when they merged into the Independent School District of Waterloo.[4]

History

In 2015 the district drew up plans for a school bond with a value of $47 million.[5]

Schools

Waterloo East High School

High:

Middle:

Elementary / PreSchools:

  • Fred Becker Elementary School
  • Dr. Walter Cunningham School for Excellence
  • Lou Henry Elementary School
  • Highland Elementary School
  • Irving Elementary School
  • Kingsley Elementary School
  • Kittrell Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Lowell Elementary School
  • Orange Elementary School
  • Poyner Elementary School (Evansdale) - Located on the site of the former St. Nicholas Catholic Church.[6]
  • Elk Run PreSchool [permanently closed]

Enrollment

[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Waterloo Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Waterloo" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Washburn CDP, IA" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "History". Waterloo Community School District. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Wind, Andrew (December 13, 2015). "Waterloo schools considering $47M bond issue". Globe Gazette. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Parish Profiles". Waterloo Catholic Faith Formation Office. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Public School Certified Enrollment Summary by District". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

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