AHSTW Community School District
Public school district in Iowa, United States
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| AHSTW Community School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
[Avoca, Iowa]
United States | |
| Coordinates | 41.469562, -95.341800 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 2016 |
| Superintendent | Darin Jones |
| Schools | 1 |
| Budget | $12,802,000(2020-21)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1904080[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 776 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 58.57 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 64.84 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 13.25[1] |
| Athletic conference | Western Iowa |
| District mascot | Vikings |
| Colors | Red, White, and Blue |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
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]
A-H-S-T-W High School
Athletics
The Vikings compete in the Western Iowa Conference in the following sports:[10]
- Volleyball
- Football
- Basketball
- Golf
- Baseball
- Softball
