East Mills Community School District

41°01′56″N 95°27′50″W / 41.032208°N 95.463915°W / 41.032208; -95.463915

East Mills Community School District
Location
Malvern, Iowa Hastings, Iowa
Mills County and Montgomery County
United States
Coordinates41.032208, -95.463915
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established2011
SuperintendentTim Hood
Schools2
Budget$8,833,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1918240 [1]
Students and staff
Students447 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers33.84 FTE[1]
Staff47.01 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio13.21[1]
Athletic conferenceCorner Conference
District mascotWolverine
ColorsGreen and Black
   
Other information
Websitewww.emschools.org

East Mills Community School District or East Mills Schools is a rural public school district headquartered in Hastings, Iowa, United States.[2] The district is mostly in Mills County, with small portions in Montgomery County. It serves the communities of Hastings, Emerson, Henderson, and Malvern.[3]

History

East Mills Schools officially formed on July 1, 2011, from the merger of the Malvern Community School District and the Nishna Valley Community School District.[4] Voters in both districts approved the consolidation on a 6 to 1 basis in 2010; 19.2% of the registered voters in the districts, a total of 483 people, participated in that election.[5] The merger actually took place years earlier with the first class of East Mills graduating May 2008. The merger occurred to help both struggling districts combine assets and resources. Years prior to the mergers each school district participated in grade-sharing through both campuses.

In 2014, the district had a total of 494 students.[6]

It previously operated Chantry Elementary School in Malvern, but the district closed the school in 2014.[7]

Schools

The district operates two buildings. One PK-12 school is at the Malvern Campus, and a Career and Technical Educational Hub named SWITCH (Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub) at the Hastings Campus.

  • East Mills Community School District, PK-12 Campus
  • SWITCH - Southwest Iowa Technical Career Hub, a non-profit founded in August 2022

East Mills High School

Athletics

The Wolverines compete in the Corner Conference in the following sports:[8]

  • Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Wrestling (boys and girls)
  • Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "East Mills Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Home. East Mills Community School District. Retrieved on July 13, 2018. "58962 380th Street Hastings, IA 51540"
  3. ^ "East Mills." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Stevens, Joel (December 14, 2010). "Local school districts to merge after vote". Red Oak Express. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Stegmeir, Mary (June 10, 2014). "More merging Iowa school districts on the horizon". Press Citizen. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Stewart, Scott (June 19, 2014). "East Mills to close elementary, ask voters for more money". Non Pareil Online. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "Corner Conference". Corner Conference. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

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