Six years ago, when the Council Bluffs school district proposed closing Crescent Elementary, a tremendous outcry from area parents resulted in the school being kept open.
It didn’t escape the ax this time.
The Council Bluffs school board approved new school boundaries at its meeting on March 28. Crescent is not part of them. Stories: KETV, WOWT, Daily Nonpareil.
According to information in the board’s agenda, barely more than 40% of K-5 students in the Crescent attendance area actually go to the school. In addition, “[t]he average regular educational cost per pupil at Crescent is $13,811 versus $9,386 average for district elementary buildings, a difference of 47% more per pupil at Crescent.” As I noted in 2017, much of the facility was built this century, and the resolution says the board will seek a solution for community use.