WACO Community School District

41°09′12″N 91°39′36″W / 41.153353°N 91.660107°W / 41.153353; -91.660107

WACO Community School District
Location
Wayland, Iowa
Henry, Washington, and Louisa counties
United States
Coordinates41.153353, -91.660107
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established1962
SuperintendentKen Crawford
Schools2
Budget$8,059,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1929490[1]
Students and staff
Students505 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers44.49 FTE[1]
Staff40.73 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.35[1]
Athletic conferenceSEISC
District mascotWarriors
ColorsBlue and White
   
Other information
Websitewww.wacocsd.org

The WACO Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Wayland, Iowa. It spans Henry, Washington, and Louisa counties, and serves the towns of Wayland, Crawfordsville, and Olds, and the surrounding rural areas.[2] It also includes the census-designated place of Swedesburg.[3]


Chris Armstrong has been the superintendent since 2018.[4]

Schools

The district operates two schools:[1]

  • WACO Elementary School, Crawfordsville
  • WACO High School, Wayland

WACO High School

Athletics

The Warriors compete in the Southeast Iowa Superconference in the following sports:[5]

  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Wrestling
  • Basketball
  • Track and Field
    • Girls' 1989 Class 1A State Champions[6]
  • Cross Country

Students from WACO can also participate in the following sport(s) with Columbus Community (Columbus Junction):

  • Softball

Students from WACO can also participate in the following sport(s) with Washington:

  • Golf
  • Baseball

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "WACO Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "WACO" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Henry County, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2024. - Text list
  4. ^ Teske, Gretchen (June 25, 2018). "Chris Armstrong hired as WACO Superintendent". Southeast Iowa Union. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Southeast Iowa Superconference". Southeast Iowa Superconference. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 IGHSAU Track & Field Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. May 13, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2020.


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