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Bellevue Community School District
Bellevue Community School District
Address
	1601 State St. Bellevue, Iowa Jackson County United States
Coordinates	42°15′27″N 90°25′33″W / 42.257628°N 90.425837°W
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Believe in the Blue
Grades	PK-12
Established	1861
Superintendent	Mike Hilmer
Schools	2
Budget	$9,752,000 (2020-21)
NCES District ID	1904650
Students and staff
Students	805 (2022-2023)
Teachers	50.78 FTE
Staff	44.89 FTE
Student–teacher ratio	15.85 FTE
Athletic conference	River Valley Conference
District mascot	Comets
Colors	Blue and white
Other information
Website	http://www.bellevue.k12.ia.us/

The Bellevue Community School District (also known as Bellevue Community Schools, or BCSD) is a rural public school district and serves the city and surrounding area of Bellevue, Iowa. It is second largest public school district in Jackson County, Iowa. It operates two buildings serving grades PK-12 and 3-4 year old preschool. Bellevue High School holds both the junior high and high school as well as an athletics complex on its campus, while Bellevue Elementary School is located downtown within the pre-Civil War Jackson County Courthouse building. The district is overseen by the Iowa Department of Education.

Area

The district currently serves the city of Bellevue and most of rural northeastern Jackson County. The district also serves the cities of La Motte and Springbrook. The district has held a sharing agreement with Andrew Community School District since 2011 when Andrew's high school closed, allowing 9-12 grade students to choose between attending Bellevue High School or Maquoketa High School in Maquoketa. The district shares borders with Dubuque Community School District to the north, Andrew Community School District to the west, and Easton Valley Community School District to the south, with the Mississippi River and the state border with Illinois to the east.^[2]

Administration

School board elections are held every year in November to fill in vacant seats on the 5 member school board. The school board meets regularly at 6:30 PM Central Time on the second Monday of every month. These meetings are held at Bellevue High School's District Boardroom, located at 1601 State Street in Bellevue. In addition, the School Board holds special meetings and work sessions throughout the year as needed. These meetings are open to the public unless otherwise noted and agendas/minutes are available on the district's website.

List of schools

Bellevue Elementary School

Bellevue Elementary School, formerly the Jackson County Courthouse, built in 1845.

Bellevue High School

Bellevue High School

Athletics

The Comets compete in the River Valley Conference in the following sports.^[3]^[4]

Baseball
Softball
Bowling
Basketball (boys and girls)
Cheerleading
Cross Country (boys and girls)
- Boys' 2014 Class 1A State Champions^[5]
Dance
Football
Golf (boys and girls)
Soccer (boys and girls)
Track and Field (boys and girls)
Volleyball
Wrestling

Facts and figures

Enrollment

BCSD Enrollment 2009-2021^[6]
School Year	District wide	High/Middle school	Elementary School
2009-2010	691	363	265
2010-2011	680	352	262
2011-2012	694	362	265
2012-2013	684	362	262
2013-2014	702	383	248
2014-2015	695	374	250
2015-2016	678	364	259
2016-2017	698	367	264
2017-2018	719	388	256
2018-2019	759	395	276
2019-2020	765	384	289
2020-2021	743	350	306
2021-2022	768	366	320
2022-2023	783	361	341

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bellevue Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ "BELLEVUE" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
^ River Valley Conference
^ Bellevue Athletics
^ "2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ Bellevue Community School District School Board (September 14, 2020). Enrollment Trends (Report). Retrieved June 27, 2024.

External links

Bellevue Community School District Website

[NCES-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bellevue Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[2] "BELLEVUE" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

[3] River Valley Conference

[4] Bellevue Athletics

[5] "2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[6] Bellevue Community School District School Board (September 14, 2020). Enrollment Trends (Report). Retrieved June 27, 2024.

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