Pekin Community School District


Pekin Community School District is a school district headquartered in Pekin, an unincorporated area in Jefferson County, Iowa, near Packwood.
It serves the following incorporated communities in Jefferson, Keokuk, Wapello, and Washington counties: Packwood, Hedrick, Martinsburg, Ollie, and Richland. Unincorporated areas served by Pekin schools, aside from Pekin, include Abington, Highland Center, and Rubio.

History

The school facilities were built on a former runway that was once used to train pilots.
In 1991, the district incorporated territory from the former Hedrick Community School District after that district closed. The expected enrollment for all Pekin schools combined for fall 1991 was 800 students.
In 2016, the district agreed to begin a superintendent-sharing arrangement with the Sigourney Community School District.
The district proposed a $55 million bond in 2017.