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Belle Plaine Community School District

{{short description|School district in Belle Plaine, Iowa, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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{{coord|41.890925|-92.276652|type:edu_region:US-IA|display=title}}

{{Infobox school district

|name = Belle Plaine Community School District

|logo =

|motto =

|type = Local school district

|grades = K-12

|established =

|closed =

|location = Belle Plaine, Iowa

|region = Benton, Tama, Iowa and Powesheik counties

|country = United States

|coordinates = 41.890925, -92.276652

|superintendent = Chad Straight

|asst_superintendent =

|schools = 2

|budget = $8,665,000 (2020-21){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1904620&DistrictID=1904620|title=Belle Plaine Comm School District|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=May 22, 2024}}

|us_nces_district_id = 1904620

|students = 479 (2022-23)

|teachers = 39.34 FTE

|staff = 33.63 FTE

|ratio = 12.18

|conference = South Iowa Cedar League

|mascot = Plainsman

|colors = Gold and blue {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|navy|border=darkgray}}

|website = {{URL|https://www.belle-plaine.k12.ia.us/}}

}}

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The Belle Plaine Community School District is a rural, public school district in Belle Plaine, Iowa, United States. The district covers southwest Benton County, eastern Tama County, and smaller portions of Iowa and Powesheik counties. It serves the towns of Belle Plaine and Luzerne.{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_BELLE%20PLAINE_0.pdf|title=Belle Plaine|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-07-22}}

The school's mascot is the Plainsman. Their colors are gold and navy blue. They compete in the South Iowa Cedar League (SICL) conference.

Schools

  • Longfellow Elementary School
  • Belle Plaine Jr./Sr. High School

The administrative offices are located at Longfellow Elementary School.

=Belle Plaine Jr./Sr. High School=

Belle Plaine Jr./Sr. High School is the local public high school in Belle Plaine.

== Athletics==

The Plainsmen compete in the South Iowa Cedar League Conference in the following sports:{{cite web|url=https://www.southiowacedarleague.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=490|title=South Iowa Cedar League|publisher=South Iowa Cedar League|access-date=2020-07-22}}

  • Cross country (boys' and girls')
  • Volleyball (girls')
  • Football (boys')
  • Basketball (boys' and girls')
  • Wrestling (boys' and girls')
  • Boys' State Champions - 1976, 2001{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wrestling-Stat-Book-2020-1.29.20.pdf|title=Wrestling Stat Book 2020|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2020-01-29|access-date=2020-07-22}}
  • Track and field (boys' and girls')
  • Boys' State Champions- 1969, 1971{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2020-TF-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2020 Track & Field State Meet Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2019-12-17|access-date=2020-07-22}}
  • Girls' State Champions - 1964, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1998{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/iahsaasports/iowa-high-schools/current-high-schools/blle-plaine|title=Belle Plaine|publisher=Iowa High School Sports|access-date=2020-07-22}}
  • Golf (boys' and girls')
  • Boys' State Champions - 2002{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-20-Golf-Stat-Book-12.16.19.pdf|title=2019-2020 Golf Stat Book|publisher=Iowa High School Athletic Association|date=2019-12-16|access-date=2020-07-22}}
  • Baseball (boys')
  • Softball (girls')

Enrollment

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| width=800

| height=250

| type=area

| colors = Blue

| 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=798.2, 746.0, 713.8, 694.0, 658.8, 655.4, 625.4, 603.0, 617.5, 602.8, 578.2, 589.7, 576.5, 557.6, 540.0, 546.3, 531.4, 532.8, 488.4, 484.3, 468.1

}}{{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}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.belle-plaine.k12.ia.us/ Belle Plaine Community School]

{{South Iowa Cedar League}}

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Category:Education in Benton County, Iowa

Category:Education in Iowa County, Iowa

Category:Education in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Category:Education in Tama County, Iowa

Category:School districts in Iowa

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