Edwards County Community Unit School District 1
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Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district
headquartered and almost completely located within the city lines in Albion
, the county seat of the county the district chiefly serves, Edwards County
. The district also serves small portions of several adjacent counties, such as Wayne County, Wabash County
, and White County, Illinois
. Albion is located in the state of Illinois
. Serving a student body of approximately 1,000, the district is associated with three schools: two are grade schools, and one is a senior high school.
Albion Grade School is one of those two grade schools, located in the city for which it is named and serving approximately half of the district's students ranging from prekindergarten though grade eight under principal Marilyn Turner. A second grade school is located in the northern reaches of the county, and is known as West Salem Grade School, the smaller of the two grade schools. As its name suggests, it is located in the village of West Salem
. Likewise, West Salem Grade School tutors students from prekindergarten to grade eight under supervision of principal Dale Schmittler.
Graduates of both grade schools move towards Edwards County High School for the last branch of their education; as implied, the high school educates those in grades nine though twelve. The high school is governed by principal David Cowger;the district superintendent is also David Cowger.
As for clubs, both grade schools have a student council. Albion Grade School, however, also sports a club centered around Christianity
. In the high school, there is a much broader variety of clubs to choose from: member clubs include various clubs centered around creative arts, career advancement, and academic classes, although there is also a National Honor Society
, a local chapter of the FFA
, a student council, and a weight lifting club.
As of the 2006-07 school year results of ISAT
testing, the grade average of students in grades three though eight and grade eleven generally hovered around the state average.
Unified school district
A unified school district or unit school district is a school district which includes both primary school and high school under the same district control....
headquartered and almost completely located within the city lines in Albion
Albion, Illinois
Albion is a city in Edwards County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,933 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Edwards County. It is the home of the most pig farmers per square mile of all of the US counties.-Geography:...
, the county seat of the county the district chiefly serves, Edwards County
Edwards County, Illinois
Edwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 6,721, which is a decrease of 3.6% from 6,971 in 2000...
. The district also serves small portions of several adjacent counties, such as Wayne County, Wabash County
Wabash County, Illinois
Wabash County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 11,947, which is a decrease of 7.7% from 12,937 in 2000...
, and White County, Illinois
White County, Illinois
White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 14,665, which is a decrease of 4.6% from 15,371 in 2000...
. Albion is located in the state of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Serving a student body of approximately 1,000, the district is associated with three schools: two are grade schools, and one is a senior high school.
Albion Grade School is one of those two grade schools, located in the city for which it is named and serving approximately half of the district's students ranging from prekindergarten though grade eight under principal Marilyn Turner. A second grade school is located in the northern reaches of the county, and is known as West Salem Grade School, the smaller of the two grade schools. As its name suggests, it is located in the village of West Salem
West Salem, Illinois
West Salem is a village in Edwards County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,001 at the 2000 census.-Earthquake:West Salem is within the Wabash Valley seismic zone. On April 18, 2008 at 09:36:56 UTC a moderate earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was centered near the village...
. Likewise, West Salem Grade School tutors students from prekindergarten to grade eight under supervision of principal Dale Schmittler.
Graduates of both grade schools move towards Edwards County High School for the last branch of their education; as implied, the high school educates those in grades nine though twelve. The high school is governed by principal David Cowger;the district superintendent is also David Cowger.
As for clubs, both grade schools have a student council. Albion Grade School, however, also sports a club centered around Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. In the high school, there is a much broader variety of clubs to choose from: member clubs include various clubs centered around creative arts, career advancement, and academic classes, although there is also a National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, a local chapter of the FFA
National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
, a student council, and a weight lifting club.
As of the 2006-07 school year results of ISAT
ISAT
ISAT can stand for:*Integrated Science and Technology*International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial*Illinois Standards Achievement Test*Idaho Standards Achievement Test*International Student Admission Test*International Schools Association of Thailand...
testing, the grade average of students in grades three though eight and grade eleven generally hovered around the state average.