Sherman County SD

Sherman County School District #1 was created in 1994 when Rufus Elementary School District, Wasco Grade School District, South Sherman Elementary, and Sherman Union High School District unified into one county-wide school district. The Sherman Union High School Board became the governing body for the new district. The five board members are nominated by zone and elected at large. The board is served administratively by a superintendent, deputy clerk and part-time confidential secretary. The district office is located in the former Rufus elementary School. The District operates two K-8 elementary schools and a high school. North Sherman ( formerly Wasco Grade School) in a K-8 facility located in Wasco serving approximately 150 students. South Sherman Elementary school is also a K-8 school serving approximately 130 students and its location is in Grass Valley. Both of these schools feed into Sherman High located mid-way between the two elementary schools in the town of Moro. Sherman High has 135 students in grades 9-12. Each of these schools is adminstered by a building principal. Mission Statement : Sherman County Schools, in partnership with its community citizens, will provide all students with an educationwhich produces responsible and informed citizens, able to adjust, grow, and make positive contributions to arapidly changing world