Nemaha Central USD 115 is a public unified school district headquartered in Seneca, Kansas, United States.
[1] The district includes the communities of Baileyville, Kelly, Oneida, Seneca, St. Benedict and nearby rural areas of Nemaha County.
In 1865, the community build a brick schoolhouse at the site of the current Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church now[when?]
To accommodate a growing population, the district built a four-room stone schoolhouse, adding two additional rooms a few years later.
In 1881, the district used money from a bequest to construct the Van Loan Memorial School Building.
It was designated for children in the lower grades who lived south of the railroad tracks in Seneca.
In 1889, the district started building the Seneca Public High School; it opened on April 28, 1890.
In February 1939, a cornerstone containing a copper box time capsule was placed on the southeast corner of the building.
In 1968, this disagreement eventually led to Corning transferring to the Centralia, Kansas school district.
During this same year, Kelly High School was closed, and its students attended NVHS.
[5] In May 2014, state budget cuts resulted in closing of the neighboring B and B High School in Baileyville, Kansas.