Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
School district in Illinois, United States
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 is a public K-12 school district based in Woodstock, Illinois. The school district serves the communities of Woodstock, Bull Valley, Greenwood and the west side of Wonder Lake in McHenry County, Illinois.
District information
Total enrollment for the district is approximately 6,600 students each school year. The current superintendent is Mike Moan.
The district is governed by a seven-member school board.
Current schools
Elementary schools
Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center, Woodstock.
The school offers classes in early Special Education, bilingual classes and pre-kindergarten. It is named after Mrs. Verda Dierzen, a Woodstock woman who founded the school and taught throughout the district. Dierzen died in April 2008, at age 91.
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