Boardman Local School District
public school district in Ohio
Boardman Local School District is a public school district serving students in Boardman Township, Ohio, United States. The school district consists of one high school, two middle schools, and three elementary schools.
History
In 1899, township officials began to study the concept of centralization and consolidating schools into a single building. In February 1901, the issue of centralizing schools was placed before the electorate. The issue lost by a margin of 53 votes in favor and 44 against. The issue was later declared illegal, as the board of education learned it had the sole legal right to determine centralization.
On 18 April 1904, voters approved a resolution to establish a high school in Boardman. Prior to 1904, students attended eight one-room schoolhouses scattered throughout the township. Later that year, the first centralized school was built on Market Street near the site of the present Boardman Center Intermediate School.
Prior to the 1917-1918 school year, the district only offered two years of high school, with those wanting four years of high school education having to finish their studies in nearby Youngstown.
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