Riley County USD 378

{{Short description|Public school district in Riley, Kansas}}

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox school district

|name = Riley County USD 378

|logo =

|address = 204 W. Kansas Ave.

|city = Riley

|state = Kansas

|zipcode = 66531

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{coord|39|17|58|N|96|49|38|W|type:edu_region:US-KS_scale:300000|display=title,inline}}

|type = Public

|grades = K to 12

|established =

|superintendent =

|school_board =

|schools = 2

|students =

|website = {{URL|https://www.usd378.org/|usd378.org}}

}}

Riley County USD 378 is a public unified school district headquartered in Riley, Kansas, United States.{{cite web |title=USD 378 Website |url=https://www.usd378.org/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107050032/https://www.usd378.org/ |archivedate=November 7, 2020 |url-status=live}} The district includes the communities of Riley, Leonardville, Keats, Bala, Lasita, Walsburg, portions of Manhattan, and nearby rural areas.{{cite web |title=USD 378 District Map |publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation |url=https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_378.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029003351/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_378.pdf |archivedate=October 29, 2020 |url-status=dead}} The district is mostly in Riley County,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20161_riley/DC20SD_C20161.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Riley County, KS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-11-02}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20161_riley/DC20SD_C20161_SD2MS.txt Text list] and extends into Pottawatomie County.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20149_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C20149.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Pottawatomie County, KS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-11-02}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20149_pottawatomie/DC20SD_C20149_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Schools

The school district operates the following schools:

  • Riley County High School
  • Riley County Grade School

History

Brad Starnes, who was employed by the district in 2000, served as superintendent until 2015. In June 2013 a bond was proposed but voters defeated it with over 66% voting against it In 2015 Cathy Dawes of KMAN wrote that "Some difficult times have been reported in the last couple years".{{cite web|last=Dawes|first=Cathy|url=https://1350kman.com/usd-378-superintendent-resigning/|title=USD 378 Superintendent Resigning|publisher=KMAN|date=2015-01-06|accessdate=2020-10-25}} Nancy Meyer served as interim superintendent until 2016, when Cliff Williams became superintendent.{{cite web|last=Dawes|first=Cathy|url=https://1350kman.com/new-superintendent-for-usd-378/|title=New Superintendent for USD 378|publisher=KMAN|date=2016-02-23|accessdate=2020-10-25}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}