Paton-Churdan Community School District

Paton-Churdan Community School District
Location
606 Adrian Street Churdan, Iowa 50050 Greene County United States
District information
Type	Public school district
Grades	PK to 12
Established	1962
Superintendent	Kreg Lensch
Budget	$3,697,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID	1922380 [1]
Students and staff
Students	188 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers	17.13 FTE[1]
Staff	19.88 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.97[1]
Athletic conference	Rolling Hills
District mascot	Rockets
Colors	Orange and Black
Other information
Website	www.paton-churdan.k12.ia.us

The Paton-Churdan Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Churdan, Iowa. The district is in Greene County and serves Churdan and Paton.[2]

Paton-Churdan has roughly 188 students in grades K to 12 taught in one building in Churdan.

The Rockets is the team name, and there is a statue of a rocket in the front lawn.

Schools

Paton-Churdan Elementary School

The elementary school serves about 70 students in grades Pre-K to 5.[3]

Paton-Churdan Junior-Senior High School

The high school serves about 80 students in grades 6 to 12.[4]

The Class of 2005 graduated with 8 students. There were four men and four women, thus they were the homecoming court.

Currently^[when?], Paton-Churdan high school students attend classes at Greene County High School (formerly Jefferson-Scranton High School) of the Greene County Community School District for about half of the day.^[citation needed]

Paton-Churdan High School

Athletics

The Rockets compete in the Rolling Valley Conference in the following sports:[5]

• Baseball
• Basketball (boys and girls)
• Cross Country (boys and girls)
• Football
  • 2-time Class A State Champions (1985, 1986)[6]>
• Softball
• Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 1986 Class 1A State Champions[7]
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa

References

Notes

1. "Paton-Churdan Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
2. "Paton-Churdan." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on June 26, 2018.
3. Patan-Churdan Elementary. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
4. Paton-churdan Jr-Sr High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
5. "Rolling Valley Conference". Rolling Valley Conference. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
6. "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
7. "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

Bibliography

• About Paton Churdan. Paton-Churdan Comm. School District. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.