Editing Brunswick, Missouri (section)

==Education==
Schools in the Brunswick area date back to 1840, when a small one-room log "subscription" or private school was constructed. Following the Civil War, attention turned more toward public education, with the first public school opening in the town ''circa'' 1868.<ref name="Chamber3">{{cite web|url=http://brunswickmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Schools.pdf|title=Brunswick school history|publisher=Brunswick Area Chamber of Commerce|year=2012|accessdate=10 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132302/http://brunswickmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Schools.pdf|archive-date=2015-01-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> A large three-story brick school was constructed in 1871 and served the community well into the early 20th century, being replaced by a new school in 1930–31. The present junior high / high school building used by Brunswick R-II school district was constructed in 1956–57. The most recent addition to the facilities is a new grade school constructed in 1991–1992.<ref name="Chamber2"/>
In 1949 Missouri reorganized public education, with the state board of education consolidating or reorganizing many small rural schools into larger districts, this gave birth to the aforementioned Brunswick R-II district. The district, in student count, is the second largest in Chariton County, trailing Salisbury schools. Enrollment in all grades from 2006 to 2010 averaged 250 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keytesvillechamber.com/documents/SCHOOLSCOUNTYDATAANDSTATISTICS.pdf |title=Chariton County school districts data |publisher=Keytesville Chamber of Commerce |year=2011 |accessdate=5 August 2012 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The school colors are red and black. Their mascot is the Wildcat. Brunswick R-II participates in sports and other activities as a Class 1A school under guidelines from the [[Missouri State High School Activities Association]].

The town has a lending library, the Brunswick Area Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | accessdate=18 March 2018}}</ref>