Western Plains USD 106

Western Plains USD 106
Address
100 School St.[1] Ransom , Kansas, 67572 United States
Coordinates	38°38′27″N 99°55′55″W
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K to 12
Schools	2
Other information
Website	usd106.org

Western Plains USD 106 is a public unified school district headquartered in Ransom, Kansas, United States.[1] The district includes the communities of Ransom, Arnold, Bazine, Brownell, Utica, and nearby rural areas.[2]

Schools

The school district operates the following schools:[1]

• Western Plains High School in Ransom
• Western Plains South Elementary/Junior High School in Bazine
• Western Plains North Elementary School in Ransom

History

In 1945 (after World War II), the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas.[3]

In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidatation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger Unified School Districts.[4]

USD 106 was formed in 2004 by the consolidation of Ransom USD 302 and Bazine USD 304.[5]

In 2005, NesTre La Go USD 301 dissolved, and most of its students moved to Western Plains USD 106.[5][6]

See also

• Kansas State Department of Education
• Kansas State High School Activities Association
• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

References

1. "USD 106 Website". Archived from the original on May 29, 2020.
2. "USD 106 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 31, 2020.
3. Your School District: The Report of the National Commission on School District Reorganization; National Education Association; 286 pages; 1948.
4. "Administration of Unified School Districts in Kansas" (PDF). Kansas State Department of Public Instruction. January 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2020.
5. "All About USD 106". Western Plains USD 106. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
6. "School consolidations in Kansas for past decade". The Topeka Capital-Journal. July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

External links

• Official website