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1949 Proposed School Consolidation

In the November 1, 1949 election 8 districts approved the consolidation plan,
Districts R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-8, R-9, R-12, and R-13,
and 8 districts voted against consolidation,
Districts R-1, R-2, R-7, R-10, R-11, R-14, R-15, and R-16.
The Districts which approved the consolidation are marked in bold.

District R-1:

Oakdale No. 4

Edgewood No. 6

Windsor

District R-2:

Pleasant View No. 9

Berry No. 2

Liberty No. 8

Hickory Grove No. 10

Merritt No. 12

District R-3:

Shawnee Mound C-3

Union No. 14

Dunham No. 16

Little Grant No. 17

Comet No. 18

Huntingdale No. 19

District R-4:

Cornett No. 24

Norris C-1

District R-5:

Bee Branch No. 26

Blairstown

District R-6:

Enterprise No. 28

Oak Grove No. 29

Hickory Grove No. 30

Maple Grove No. 31

Lucas No. 32

Hartwell No. 34

Urich

District R-7:

Garland No. 33

White No. 35

Curtis No. 37

Collins No. 38

Land No. 39

Fields Creek No. 40

Deer Creek No. 44

District R-8:

Crews No. 3

Powell No. 7

Plum Grove No. 11

Highland No. 13

Lewis No. 42

East No. 41

Bronaugh No. 43

Oakland No. 45

Moore No. 46

Roseland No. 47

George No. 48

Calhoun

District R-9:

Leesville No. 49

Hortense No. 50

Logan No. 51

Shady Grove No. 52

Turner No. 53

Coal No. 54

Mound Springs No. 99

District R-10:

Star No. 55

Freedom No. 56

Pretty Bob No. 57

Green Ridge No. 58

Bethlehem No. 59

Surprise No. 91

Richland No. 92

District R-11:

Russell No. 60

Clinton

District R-12:

Marvin No. 36

Independence No. 63

Mount Carmel No. 64

Mound No. 65

Elm Branch No. 66

Ladue No. 67

Willow Branch No. 68

District R-13:

Camp Branch No. 69

White Oak No. 70

Cleveland No. 71

American No. 72

Piper No. 73

Aurora No. 74

District R-14:

Mt. Hope No. 75

Maple Grove No. 76

Wagner No. 77

Enterprise No. 78

Browning No. 79

Montrose

District R-15:

Glenwood No. 80

Franklin No. 81

Lone Vale No. 82

Farmers Institute No. 83

Antioch No. 84

Lookout No. 85

Shiloh No. 87

Glendale No. 90

District R-16:

New Harmony No. 61

Lima No. 62

Fairview No. 86

Tranquility No. 88

Deepwater

Brownington

Columbia Hall No. 93

Hay Creek No. 94

County Line No. 96

Diamond Point No. 97

Finey No. 100

Prairie Grove No. 101

• District R-3 is the present Shawnee R-3 School District
• District R-4 eventually became part of the Clinton C-124 School District.
• Districts R-5 and R-6 eventually became part of the Sherwood (Cass County) R-8 School District.
• District R-8 is the present Calhoun R-8 School District, except that the Roseland School eventually was included in the Windsor R-1 system.
• District R-9 is the present Leesville R-9 School District.
• Districts R-12 and R-13 form the present Davis R-12 School District

• The present Windsor R-1 School District was formed including the schools of the proposed R-1 and R-2 districts, plus the Roseland School.
• The present Montrose R-14 School District was formed including the schools of the proposed R-14 and R-15 districts.
• The present Clinton C-124 School District includes the R-4 District, plus all the schools that were in the proposed R-7, R-10, and R-11 districts plus the New Harmony and Lima Schools from the proposed R-16 district.
• The present Benton County R-9 School District includes the Finey School from the proposed R-16 district.
• The present Lakeland R-3 School District includes the schools of the proposed District R-16 minus the Lima, New Harmony, and Finey Schools.