Northwest Allen County Schools is a public school district that serves Lake, Eel River, and Perry Townships in Allen County, Indiana. It is commonly referred to as NACS because of its respected initials.
The school district was organized in 1959 by the consolidation of three previous school districts.
The district includes all of Arcola and Huntertown as well as the extreme northern part of Fort Wayne, Indiana. It also includes rural Allen County residents who live near Churubusco.
This system consists of the schools:
- Arcola Elementary
- Cedar Canyon Elementary
- Hickory Center Elementary
- Huntertown Elementary
- Oak View Elementary
- Perry Hill Elementary
- Eel River Elementary
- Carroll Middle
- Maple Creek Middle
- Carroll High School (10-12) and Freshman Campus (9)
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