Southeast Valley Community School District

42°16′54″N 94°17′20″W / 42.281742°N 94.289019°W / 42.281742; -94.289019

Southeast Valley Community School District
Location
Gowrie, Iowa
Boone, Calhoun, Webster, and Greene counties
50543
United States
Coordinates42.281742, -94.289019
District information
Established2023
SuperintendentBrian Johnson
Schools4
Budget$21,255,000 (2020-21 (combined from the two predecessor districts))[1][2]
NCES District ID[1]
Students and staff
Students1084 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers95.97 FTE[1]
Staff112.74 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio[1]
Athletic conferenceTwin Lakes
District mascotJaguars
ColorsTeal, Silver, and Black
     
Other information
Websitewww.southeastvalley.org

Southeast Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Gowrie, Iowa.[3]

The district includes sections of the following counties: Webster, Calhoun, Boone, and Greene. Municipalities in the district include Gowrie, Boxholm, Callender, Dayton, Farnhamville, Fraser, Harcourt, Lehigh, Moorland, Pilot Mound, Rinard, and Somers.[4] The district also includes the unincorporated areas of Burnside,[5] Lanyon, and Slifer.[6]

Its land area is about 500 square miles (1,300 km2). It is the second largest school district in Iowa by land area, after the Western Dubuque Community School District.[5]

History

On March 2, 2022,[5] voters of two districts, Prairie Valley Community School District and Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District, agreed to consolidate into one district, effective fall 2023.[7] The two districts had established a grade-sharing agreement in 2014 where they had joint secondary schools.[5]

The Southeast Valley school district was established on July 1, 2023. For the 2023–2024 school year, the school district continued operating the schools from the predecessor districts. Bill Shea, editor of The Messenger stated that as the secondary schools had already been consolidated, in regards to the merger of the school districts themselves, "there will not be much noticeable difference for students, parents and others."[5]

Schools

  • Southeast Valley High School - Gowrie
  • Southeast Valley Middle School - Burnside
  • Dayton Elementary School - Dayton
  • Farnhamville Elementary School - Farnhamville

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Prairie Valley Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Home". Southeast Valley Community School District. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "SOUTHEAST VALLEY 2022-2023" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e Shea, Bill (June 30, 2023). "Southeast Valley to become official". The Messenger. Fort Dodge, Iowa. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Community". Southeast Valley Community School District. Archived from the original on October 25, 1997. Retrieved November 11, 2023. - As this is a predecessor district, all Prairie Valley CSD areas were added to Southeast Valley CSD in 2023.
  7. ^ "Iowa voters approve new school district in special election". Des Moines, Iowa: KCCI-TV. March 2, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2023.