Waconda USD 272

{{Short description|Public school district in Cawker City, Kansas}}

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

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

{{Infobox school district

|name = Waconda USD 272

|logo =

|address = 708 Locust St.

|city = Cawker City

|state = Kansas

|zipcode = 67430

|country = United States

|coordinates =

|type = Public

|grades = K to 12

|established =

|superintendent =

|school_board =

|schools = 2

|students =

|website = {{URL|https://www.usd272.org/|usd272.org}}

}}

{{Infobox school

|name = Lakeside Junior/Senior High School

|image =

|streetaddress = 1306 North Morgan Avenue

|city = Downs

|state = Kansas

|county = (Osborne County)

|zipcode = 67437

|country = USA

|coordinates = {{Coord|39.508171|-98.544838|type:edu_region:US-KS|display=inline,title}}

|headmaster =

|principal = Jeremy Long

|district =

|motto =

|fightsong =

|staff = 12.76 (FTE)

|ratio = 10.58

|established =

|type = Public high school

|enrollment = 135{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=lakeside&State=20&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=200447000406|title=Lakeside Junior/Senior High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 21, 2025}}

|enrollment_as_of = 2023-24

|colors = Black and white{{Cite web|title=Lakeside High School|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/ks/downs/lakeside-knights/|access-date=2025-01-21|website=MaxPreps.com|language=en-US}}
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|nickname = Knights

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|website = {{url|https://lhs.usd272.org/|Lakeside Junior/Senior High School}}

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Waconda USD 272 is a public unified school district headquartered in Cawker City, Kansas, United States.{{cite web |title=USD 272 Website |url=https://www.usd272.org/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517032249/https://www.usd272.org/ |archivedate=May 17, 2020 |url-status=live}} The district includes the communities of Cawker City, Downs, Glen Elder, Tipton, and nearby rural areas.{{cite web |title=USD 272 District Map |publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation |url=https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_272.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216065803/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_272.pdf |archivedate=December 16, 2019 |url-status=live}}

Schools

The school district operates the following schools:

  • Lakeside Junior-Senior High School in Downs.
  • Lakeside Elementary School in Cawker City.

Lakeside Elementary was formerly known as Cawker City Elementary School, and it received its current name in 2015.{{cite web|author=Page, Dan|url=http://www.sunflowerstateradio.com/2015/05/13/waconda-district-to-use-funds-for-elementary-curriculum/|title=Waconda District To Use Funds For Elementary Curriculum|publisher=Sunflower State Radio|date=2017-02-25|accessdate=2017-02-25}}

=Former=

Schools previously in operation:[https://web.archive.org/web/20020409222645/http://www.usd272.org/ Home]. Waconda USD 272. April 9, 2002. Retrieved on February 25, 2017.

  • High schools:
  • Downs High School (Downs)
  • Waconda East High School (Cawker City)
  • Junior high schools:
  • Downs Junior High School (Downs)
  • Glen Elder Junior High School (Glen Elder)
  • Tipton Junior High School (Tipton)
  • Primary schools:
  • Downs Elementary School
  • Glen Elder Elementary School
  • Tipton Elementary School

See also

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