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Northwest Allen County Schools is a public school
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that serves
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, Eel River, and
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Townships in
Allen County, Indiana Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne, the second largest city in Indiana ...
. It is commonly referred to as NACS because of its respective initials.


History

The school district was organized in 1965 by the virtue of the consolidation of Eel River-Perry Consolidated School and Lake Township School. The first school was
Carroll High School Carroll High School can refer to: In the United States *Carroll High School (Alabama), Ozark, Alabama *Carroll High School (Flora, Indiana), Flora, Indiana *Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Fort Wayne, Indiana *Carroll High School (Iowa) ...
, built in 1967.


Governing

The schools are governed by a five-member non-partisan school board. Since the 1965 official organization of the district, there have only been a total of 27 board members serve a position. Members are elected at the time of the May primary in alternate years with one representative from each of the townships and two at-large representatives. The Board employs a superintendent of schools as its chief executive officer to administer its operational policies.


Area Served

The district includes all of
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and Huntertown as well as the northernmost parts of
Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
. It also includes rural Allen County residents who live near Churubusco. This system consists of the schools: *Arcola Elementary *Cedar Canyon Elementary *Hickory Center Elementary *Huntertown Elementary *Oak View Elementary *Perry Hill Elementary *Eel River Elementary *Carroll Middle *Maple Creek Middle *
Carroll High School Carroll High School can refer to: In the United States *Carroll High School (Alabama), Ozark, Alabama *Carroll High School (Flora, Indiana), Flora, Indiana *Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Fort Wayne, Indiana *Carroll High School (Iowa) ...
(10-12) and Freshman Campus (9)


References


External links


Official website
{{Allen County High Schools School districts in Indiana School districts established in 1965 Education in Allen County, Indiana 1965 establishments in Indiana