Metropolitan School District of Warren County
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The Metropolitan School District of Warren County administers the one high school
High school
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/middle school
Middle school
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 and three elementary school
Elementary school
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s in Warren County, Indiana
Warren County, Indiana
Warren County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River in the United States. Before the arrival of non-indigenous settlers in the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by several Native American tribes. The county was officially established in 1827 and...

. Its offices are located in the county seat of Williamsport
Williamsport, Indiana
Williamsport is a town in Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,898 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Warren County and is the largest of the four incorporated towns in the county...

. During the 2009–10 school year, it served 1,257 students.

History

After winning approval in the fall 1972 election, the MSD of Warren County was formed in January 1973 through the merger of two other school districts. These were Warren Central Consolidation (superintendent Willis Horn) which included the schools at West Lebanon
West Lebanon, Indiana
West Lebanon is a town in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census.-History:West Lebanon was laid out and platted in the fall of 1830 by Ebenezer Purviance, John G. Jemison and Andrew Fleming, and consisted of 64 lots...

, Marshfield
Marshfield, Indiana
Marshfield is a small town in Steuben Township, Warren County, Indiana, USA.- History :The town of Marshfield was platted on May 22, 1857, and named for Marshfield, Massachusetts, the home of statesman Daniel Webster. A post office was established on April 6, 1857, which operated until 1989. In...

, State Line
State Line City, Indiana
State Line City is a town in Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States, located along the state's border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 143...

, Judyville
Judyville, Indiana
Judyville is a small town in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana.- History :Judyville's founder John Finley Judy, born in Ohio on 18 March 1856, arrived in Warren County in 1867 with his parents Skillman and Sarah. John attended high school in Attica and afterwards taught school for several...

 and Kramer
Kramer, Indiana
Kramer is a small town in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana.- History :On November 5, 1885, a post office was established called Cameron Springs, named for its first postmaster William Cameron. On June 12, 1889 the name was changed to Indiana Mineral Springs, and on March 23, 1901 it was...

, and Warren Community Schools (superintendent Olin Sweeney) which administered schools at Pine Village
Pine Village, Indiana
Pine Village is a town in Adams Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States. The population was 217 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pine Village is located at the intersection of State Road 55 and State Road 26, near Big Pine Creek...

 and Williamsport. John R. Johnson, Williamsport's principal, became superintendent of the new consolidated district. Its offices were established in the former REMC building at 101 North Monroe Street, but the 1988 Williamsport fire damaged the building to such an extent that it had to be demolished. The district's current offices were constructed on the site in 1989 and are located at 40.287219°N 87.293678°W.

Schools

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