Van Buren Local Schools

As the new year approaches, we know your questions are piling up, which is why we want to help you find answers and stay on top of your back-to-school to do list. Whether you are...

Van Buren Board of Education will be having a regular Board Meeting starting at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 17. The meeting will be held in the Community Room. When th...

Lunch menus can be found here . K-5 Lunch: $3.10 6-12 Lunch: $3.35 We will be piloting a breakfast program for the 2026-27 school year. Breakfast: $2.00 Please use PaySchools...

Congratulations to 2026 graduates David Cavera, Maverick DeWalt, Carter Fry, and Andrew Puperi for earning the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar award for their perf...

Key Takeaways: Welcoming new educators and support staff across the school district. Expanding high school academic coaching, 18 middle school electives, and targeted K...

We are proud to announce that both the elementary and MS/HS cafeterias will begin offering breakfast to students starting Monday, September 14. For only $2.00 (students on free a...

On Wednesday, August 26, Van Buren Local Schools officially dedicated The Cassie Ohlrich Medieval Garden, located between the high school and elementary school. The ceremony honor...

On August 20, 2026, the Board of Education took steps toward addressing our district’s land deficiency when an agreement was approved to purchase land in the village north of Hoad...

Key Takeaways: – Comprehensive Modernization of 50-Year-Old Facilities: All three locker rooms, coaches' offices, and storage spaces received an extensive overhaul that re...

If you have driven past the school recently and felt like something was missing, your eyes were not deceiving you. In July, we removed the old electronic sign from the elementary ...

Key Takeaways: -- Academic & Student Support: Expanded to six AP classes (with 89.58% of students earning a 3 or higher on AP exams), launched a 6th–12th grade Spanish pat...

Congratulations to MS/HS Health Teacher Mrs. Bethany Archer for applying for and receiving a $250 Teacher Appreciation Grant from Hancock Federal Credit Union. She will be using ...

When the stakeholder engagement committee met for the first time in August 2024, they were guided by the committee’s mission statement: To communicate pertinent, district-level i...

We are thrilled to share that the new high school chiller installation is complete and ready to tackle the warm weather! As part of our facilities strategic plan, we are committed...

Key Takeaways: -Postseason Success: Three teams and six individual athletes advanced to state competitions, athletes earned All-Ohio and All-American honors, and VB finished i...

Key Takeaways: 1. Art: The visual arts program blended entrepreneurship with community service through a new Product Design class, a collaborative art auction fundraiser for H...

Key Takeaways: Grant Funding: Mrs. Tammy Routson, librarian at Van Buren Elementary School, secured a $3,761.00 HancockREADS grant from The Findlay-Hancock County Commun...

By Dr. Jason Inkrott, Superintendent As the 2025-2026 school year comes to an end with this Sunday’s graduation ceremony celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2026, the ...

If someone had driven through Van Buren last Friday, it might have appeared school was out for the summer because of how many students were outside around town. Upon closer inspec...

The Van Buren Local School District is proud to announce that because of the hard work of Treasurer Mrs. Cathy Schuller and her staff, the annual audit of district finances conclu...