Diagonal Community School District

40°48′28″N 94°20′40″W / 40.807892°N 94.344339°W / 40.807892; -94.344339

Diagonal Community School District
Location
Diagonal, Iowa
Ringgold County
United States
Coordinates40.807892, -94.344339
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentKarleen Stephens
Schools2
Budget$2,723,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1909060 [1]
Students and staff
Students130 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers13.49 FTE[1]
Staff22.46 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.64[1]
Athletic conferenceBluegrass
District mascotMaroons
ColorsMaroon and gold
   
Other information
Websitewww.diagonal.k12.ia.us

Diagonal Community School District is a rural public K-12 school district headquartered in Diagonal, Iowa. The district, with the vast majority of its territory in Ringgold County,[2] includes the town of Diagonal.[3] A small portion is in Taylor County,[4] where it covers a section of Clearfield.[3]

All grade levels and the administration share the same building. As of 2018, it had the lowest enrollment of any Iowa school district: 97; the 12th grade class that year had nine students. Due to the difficult financial situation, the district uses cost-cutting measures such as using dry-erase desktops instead of paper and using the same paint color for all rooms. As of 2018 Diagonal CSD does not have enough funds to provide elective courses at the senior high school level, so its high school students take those courses at Mount Ayr High School in Mount Ayr.[5]

History

When the Clearfield Community School District closed on July 1, 2014,[6] the Diagonal district absorbed a portion of it.[7]

The principal, surnamed Clark, resigned in 2024.[8]

The school's mascot is the Maroons. Their colors are maroon and gold.

Diagonal Junior-Senior High School

Athletics

The Maroons compete in the Bluegrass Conference, including the following sports:[9]

  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Track and field
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Diagonal Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ringgold County, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2024. - Text list
  3. ^ a b "DIAGONAL". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Taylor County, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2024. - Text list
  5. ^ Duffy, Molly (February 13, 2018). "Iowa school districts cope with when to consolidate - and when to stand alone". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Reorganization & Dissolution Actions Since 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "District Dissolution Archived June 20, 2018, at the Wayback Machine." Clearfield Community School District. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "Clark resigns as K-12 principal in Diagonal". Mount Ayr Record News. December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bluegrass Conference". Bluegrass Conference. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
Stub icon

This Iowa school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.