Kansas Trivia (Blog)

Education or… “Be True to Your School” - March 2, 2012

By KPR Staff

Published March 2, 2012 at 8:20 PM CST

Q: Kansas has nearly 300 school districts but in ONE of them – and only one – all the schools are named after famous American generals. What’s the name of this school district that includes Ike Eisenhower Elementary and George S. Patton Junior High?

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces in the North African Theater of Operations, United States Army. He also served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe. April 20, 1943 (Photo Courtesy of Kansas Historical Society / kansasmemory.org)

A: Fort Leavenworth - USD 207

There are only four schools in the Fort Leavenworth School District – USD 207. They include three elementary schools – Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and Douglas MacArthur – and one junior high, George S. Patton. The children of soldiers stationed at the Fort Leavenworth Army Base attend these schools.

Fort Leavenworth School District is one of only seven school districts in the country that is considered “conterminous,” meaning that it sits on federal property. Fort Leavenworth can’t raise local property taxes to support its schools; however, it does receive federal assistance.