AHSTW Community School District

41.469562°N 95.341800°W / 41.469562; -95.341800

WHSTA Community School District
Location
[Avoca, Iowa]
Cass, Harrison, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties
United States
Coordinates41.469562, -95.341800
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established2016
SuperintendentDarin Jones
Schools1
Budget$12,000,000(2017-18)[1]
NCES District ID1904080[1]
Students and staff
Students736 (2019-20)[1]
Teachers57.17 FTE[1]
Staff55.92 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.87[1]
Athletic conferenceWestern Iowa
District mascotVikings
ColorsRed, White, and Blue
     
Other information
Websitewww.ahstwschools.org

A-H-S-T-W Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Avoca, Iowa.[2]

The district, with about 250 square miles (650 km2) of area,[3] serves sections of Cass, Harrison, Pottawattamie, and Shelby counties. It serves Avoca, Hancock, Shelby, Walnut, and much of Tennant.[4] The initials of the five cities form the name of the school district.[5]

History

It was formed by the merger of the A-H-S-T Community School District and the Walnut Community School District on July 1, 2016.[6] About 88% of the voters in the combined area favored consolidation in the vote.[3]

The initial school board was to be simply a combination of the existing A-H-S-T-W and Walnut districts, with a total of seven members: two from Walnut and the remainder from A-H-S-T-W. The prospective future board would have seven members, with two at-large and the remainder based on voting districts.[7] The proportion was set since the former Walnut district had about one-fourth of the population of the combined A-H-S-T-W district.[8]

Schools

The district operates three schools in a single facility in Avoca:[1]

  • A-H-S-T-W Primary
  • A-H-S-T-W Intermediate
  • A-H-S-T-W High School

School expansion

Circa 2015, the middle school area of the A-H-S-T-W Secondary School building in Avoca was scheduled to receive an expansion. Now in 2023, they are adding on to the area of the A-H-S-T-W Secondary School area.[9]

Athletics

The Vikings compete in the Western Iowa Conference in the following sports:[10]

  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References
  1. "AHSTW Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. Home. AHSTW Community School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. "768 S. Maple St. Avoca, IA 51521"
  3. Vujicic, Aleksandra (May 29, 2016). "More rural Iowa school districts plan to close their doors". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. "AHSTW Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 15, 2018.
  5. Home (for redirect). A-H-S-T Community School District. Retrieved on July 15, 2018. See the logo of the school district and the names underneath.
  6. "Reorganization & Dissolution Actions Since 1965-66 Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  7. "Walnut will join AHST school district". Omaha World-Herald. September 9, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. Peterson, Mike (January 22, 2016). "AHSTW preparations continue". KMA Land. Retrieved July 15, 2018. How that was determined was, Walnut's population makes up roughly 25% of the population of AHST," said Ulrich. "Thus, the initial board, they will have about 25% representation on that board.
  9. Stewart, Scott (January 13, 2015). "Expansion for AHSTW facility focused on middle school". Daily Non Pareil. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  10. "Western Iowa Conference". Western Iowa Conference. Retrieved August 31, 2020.


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