Algona Community School District

43°03′47″N 94°13′26″W / 43.063121°N 94.223904°W / 43.063121; -94.223904

Algona Community School District
Location
Algona, Iowa
Kossuth, Hancock, Humboldt, and Winnebago counties
United States
Coordinates43.063121, -94.223904
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK–12
EstablishedBefore 2001
SuperintendentJoe Carter
Schools5
Budget$22,931,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1903360[1]
Students and staff
Students1592 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers99.58 FTE[1]
Staff131.19 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.99[1]
Athletic conferenceNorth Central
District mascotBulldogs
ColorsRed and Black    
Other information
Websitewww.algona.k12.ia.us

Algona Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Algona, Iowa.

The district, mostly in Kossuth County, has small sections in Hancock, Humboldt, and Winnebago counties. It serves Algona, Burt, Corwith, Lu Verne, Titonka, Wesley, and Whittemore.[2]

History

On July 1, 2001, the Burt Community School District consolidated into the Algona district. On July 1, 2014, the Titonka Consolidated School District consolidated into the Algona district.[3] The Algona district, which took control of the Titonka school building, was scheduled to sell it to the Titonka city government on January 12, 2015.[4] On July 1, 2015, the Corwith–Wesley Community School District dissolved, with a portion of the district being reassigned to the Algona district.[3] Most of Corwith–Wesley's secondary students were scheduled to go to Algona schools.[5]

Starting in 2015, the Lu Verne Community School District began to send its secondary students to Algona schools as part of a new grade-sharing arrangement.[6]

In September 2022, voters in Lu Verne CSD approved being taken over by Algona CSD, with 121 in favor and 45 against; additionally, voters in Algona CSD voted to take in Lu Verne CSD with 349 in favor and 9 against.[7]

On July 1, 2023, Lu Verne CSD merged into Algona CSD.[8]

Schools

The district operates five schools, all in Algona:[1]

  • Algona High School
  • Algona Middle School
  • Bryant Elementary School
  • Bertha Godfrey Elementary School
  • Lucia Wallace Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Algona Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Algona". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Countryman, Nathan (January 8, 2015). "Titonka school building sale to be finalized this month". Globe Gazette. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Clayworth, Jason; Rodney White (May 28, 2015). "Corwith-Wesley says farewell, old friend". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "About Us!" Lu Verne Community School District. Retrieved on September 15, 2018. "In 2015 we entered into a whole grade sharing agreement to send our 7-12 (now 6-12) students to the Algona MS/HS."
  7. ^ "Residents of the Algona and Lu Verne School Districts Vote to Merge into One District". KBEW-FM. September 15, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Reorganization and Dissolution Action Since 1965-66". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 25, 2024.


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