Union County–College Corner Joint School District
| Union County–College Corner Joint State School District | |
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Union County, Indiana West College Corner, Indiana College Corner, Ohio United States |
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| District information | |
| Type |
Unified school district Joint state school district |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Established | 1995 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Zach Rozelle |
| Asst. Superintendent(s) | Al Sustarsic |
| District ID | 1811610 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,588 (2010–11) |
| Teachers | 111 |
| Student-teacher ratio | 14.31 |
| Athletic conference | Tri-Eastern Conference |
| District mascot | Patriot |
| Colors | |
| Other information | |
| Website | uc.k12.in.us |
The Union County–College Corner Joint State School District (abbreviated UC/CC) is an interstate unified school district that serves Union County and northeastern Franklin County in Indiana, as well as portions of Preble and Butler counties near the village of College Corner in Ohio. It is the only remaining joint state school district in Indiana and Ohio. The district, which operates under Indiana law, is governed by a nine-person board of trustees with representatives from both states. Under Ohio Rev. Code §3317.024, the State of Ohio reimburses the State of Indiana for the cost of educating Ohio students, who "transfer" into the district from the College Corner Local School District under an open enrollment policy.
The school district operates four schools:
Originally, West College Corner, Indiana, and College Corner, Ohio, operated separate schools. Upon the advice of the Indiana and Ohio Attorneys General, the two towns' school boards organized a shared College Corner Union School in September 1893. Unlike later interstate school districts, which were formed under interstate compacts with Congressional approval, no legislative approval was initially sought for the new school district. Instead, concurrent (but not joint) school boards of three members each oversaw the school and state funding was apportioned by enrollment. For the first school year, higher grades were held in Indiana while lower grades were held in Ohio. The new school building, which cost $12,000 and straddled the Indiana–Ohio state line, opened the fall of 1894. Union Township School later merged with College Corner Union School.
In 1921, the College Corner Joint School District was formed to administer the school with funding from both states. Though the two sides shared a common superintendent, each board continued to meet separately, to satisfy an Indiana open meeting law. The school building was rebuilt in 1926, with the state line running through the flagpole, between the two entrances, and down the middle of the gymnasium's basketball court.
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