Mount Ayr Community School District

40°43′05″N 94°13′34″W / 40.718024°N 94.226087°W / 40.718024; -94.226087

Mount Ayr Community School District
Location
Mount Ayr, Iowa
Ringgold, Decatur, and Taylor counties
United States
Coordinates40.718024, -94.226087
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentJason Shaffer
Schools2
Budget$12,122,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1919860[1]
Students and staff
Students633 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers48.21 FTE [1]
Staff61.74 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.13 [1]
Athletic conferencePride of Iowa
District mascotRaiders
ColorsBlack, Red, and White
     
Other information
Websitewww.mtayrschools.org

Mount Ayr Community School District, or Mount Ayr Community Schools, is a rural public school district headquartered in Mount Ayr, Iowa. It has elementary and secondary (middle and high school) divisions.

The district is mostly in Ringgold County, while there are portions in Decatur and Taylor counties. Communities in its service area, in addition to Mount Ayr, include Beaconsfield, Benton, Ellston, Kellerton, Maloy, Redding, Tingley, and portions of Clearfield.[2] It also includes the Delphos (formerly a municipality) and Sun Valley Lake census-designated places.[3]

As of 2018, high school students from the Diagonal Community School District take their elective classes at Mount Ayr High School since the Diagonal district does not have the funds to operate elective classes.[4]

The district mascot is the Raiders, and their colors are black, red and white.

History

When the Clearfield Community School District closed in 2014, the Mount Ayr district absorbed a portion of it.[5]

Schools

The district operates two schools, both located in Mount Ayr:[1]

  • Mount Ayr Elementary School
  • Mount Ayr High School

Mount Ayr High School

Athletics

The Raiders compete in the Pride of Iowa Conference in the following sports:[6]

  • Football
  • Volleyball
  • Cross Country
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Bowling
  • Golf
  • Track and Field
    • Girls' 1988 Class 1A State Champions[7]
    • Boys' 2014 Class 1A State Champions
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Mount Ayr Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Mount Ayr" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018. - This shows the former Delphos municipality. The 2024 Iowa Dept. of Ed map does not show the Delphos CDP.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ringgold County, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2024. - Text list - This shows the Delphos CDP within the school district.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "District Dissolution." Clearfield Community School District. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Pride of Iowa". Pride of Iowa Conference. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. May 13, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2020.


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