The Prairie du Chien School District is a public school district headquartered in

Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien may refer to: Places *Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Prairie du Chien ( ) is a city in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. Often called Wisconsin's second- ...

, in

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. It serves the city of Prairie du Chien as well as the nearby village of Eastman. It includes portions of the towns of

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, Eastman, and

, as well as a small portion of the town of Wauzeka. The mascot of the Prairie du Chien High School is "the Blackhawks," in commemoration of the Sauk leader Black Hawk, who surrendered at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien after the

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in 1832.

History

Bob Smudde was superintendent until 2019 since he took the equivalent position at Dodgeville School District. That year, Bryce Bird became the superintendent. Andy Banasik, who from 1996 had been principal of the high school, became the superintendent of the entire district in 2020. In 2024 the district proposed a bond for maintaining existing facilities and programs, called an "operational bond," as opposed to a bond for new facilities.

Schools

The district comprises three schools, all located in Prairie du Chien: * B. A. Kennedy Elementary School (

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- grade 1). * Bluff View Intermediate School (grades 2-8) * Prairie du Chien High School (grades 9-12) The administrative offices for the district are located at B. A. Kennedy Elementary School.

References

External links

Prairie du Chien Area School District
School districts in Wisconsin Education in Crawford County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-school-stub