Colo-Nesco Community School District
| Colo–NESCO Community School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 42.010192, -93.318149 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Established | 1991 |
| Superintendent | Mark Snavely |
| Schools | 2 |
| Budget | $8,368,000 (2020-21) |
| NCES District ID | 1907920 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 387 (2022-23) |
| Teachers | 36.89 FTE |
| Staff | 33.32 FTE |
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.49 |
| Athletic conference | Iowa Star Conference |
| District mascot | Royals |
| Colors | Royal Blue and Silver |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Colo–NESCO Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Colo, Iowa. Its elementary school is in Zearing while the middle-high school and district headquarters are in Colo.
The district is mostly in Story County with portions in Hardin and Marshall counties. The district serves Colo, Zearing, and McCallsburg.
There is an agreement with the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Hunziker Career Center in Ames that allows Colo–NESCO High School students to take vocational courses there.
History
The district was established on July 1, 1987, as a result merger between the Colo and NESCO school districts, with the latter serving McCallsburg and Zearing; "NESCO" means "Northeast Story County".
Nora Gordon of University of California, San Diego, and Brian Knight of Brown University noted in Public Finance Review wrote about the per-pupil revenue changes in Colo–NESCO before and after the merger.
Schools
- Colo–NESCO Elementary
- Colo–NESCO Middle School-High School
Colo–NESCO High School
Athletics
The Royals compete in the Iowa Star Conference, including the following sports:
- Cross county (boys and girls)
- Volleyball
- Football
- Basketball (boys and girls)
- Boys' - 1990 Class A state champions
- Wrestling
- Track and field (boys and girls)
- Golf (boys and girls)
- Soccer (boys and girls)
- Baseball
- Softball
See also
References
- ^ "Colo-NESCO Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Home". Colo–NESCO Community School District. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
District Office, HS & MS 919 West Street Colo, IA 50056
- ^ "Colo-Nesco" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "About Colo-Nesco". Colo–NESCO Community School District. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Nora; Brian Knight (July 2008). "The Effects of School District Consolidation on Educational Cost and Quality" (PDF). Public Finance Review. 36 (4). Brown University: 408–430. - Cited: p. 414 (7/23).
- ^ "Iowa Star Conference". Iowa Star Conference. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
External links
- Colo–NESCO Community School District
- Colo-NESCO Community School District (colo-nesco.k12.ia.us) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Colo-NESCO Community School District (eint.com/ColoNescoCSD/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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