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Lu Verne Community School District
Location
Lu Verne, Iowa
Kossuth, Hancock, and Humboldt counties
United States
Coordinates42.912349, -94.085642
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-6
SuperintendentJon Hueser
Schools1
Budget$2,744,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1917880[1]
Students and staff
Students35 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers6.18 FTE[1]
Staff8.52 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio5.66[1]
District mascotPanthers
Other information
Websitewww.luverne.k12.ia.us

Lu Verne Community School District was a rural public school district headquartered in Lu Verne, Iowa.

The district, which occupied sections of Kossuth, Hancock, and Humboldt counties, served Lu Verne, Corwith, and Wesley.[2] It merged in 2023.

History

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In 1984, the Corwith–Wesley Community School District established a grade-sharing arrangement,[3] in which it operated Corwith–Wesley–Lu Verne High School, with the Lu Verne district sending its secondary students there.[4]

On July 1, 1988, the Boone Valley Community School District dissolved, with a portion transferred to the Lu Verne district.[5]

By 2013, there were 86 students of all grade levels in the Lu Verne district and 115 students of all grade levels within the Corwith–Wesley district; districts cannot merge under Iowa law if they have fewer than 200 students total,[3] and lower enrollments means getting less funds from the Iowa state government.[6] At the time the two districts were trying to find a third school district for a new grade-sharing arrangement.[3]

On July 1, 2015, the Corwith–Wesley district dissolved, with a portion of the district being reassigned to the Lu Verne district.[5] Lu Verne received 87% of the former Corwith–Wesley territory,[7] and most of Corwith–Wesley's elementary students were scheduled to go to Lu Verne schools.[8] Starting in 2015, the Lu Verne district began to send its secondary students to Algona Community School District schools - Algona Middle School and Algona High School - as part of a new grade-sharing arrangement.[9]

In September 2022, voters in Lu Verne CSD approved being taken over by Algona CSD, with 121 in favor and 45 against; additionally, voters in Algona CSD voted to take in Lu Verne CSD with 349 in favor and 9 against.[10]

On July 1, 2023, the district merged into the Algona CSD.[11]

Schools

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Former schools:[12]

  • LuVerne Elementary School
  • CWL Middle School (meaning Corwith–Wesley-LuVerne)

Enrollment

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[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "LuVerne Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lu Verne." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "CWL, Algona seek sharing agreement". The Messenger. April 11, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Clayworth, Jason; White, Rodney (May 23, 2015). "Last hurrah: Corwith-Wesley students celebrate final graduation". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 14, 2018. - Mobile version
  5. ^ a b "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "CWL to look at whole-grade sharing". Humboldt News. January 17, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "C-W dissolution passes". The Leader. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Clayworth, Jason; Rodney White (May 28, 2015). "Corwith-Wesley says farewell, old friend". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "About Us!" Lu Verne Community School District. Retrieved on September 15, 2018. "In 2015 we entered into a whole grade sharing agreement to send our 7-12 (now 6-12) students to the Algona MS/HS."
  10. ^ "Residents of the Algona and Lu Verne School Districts Vote to Merge into One District". KBEW-FM. September 15, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "Reorganization and Dissolution Action Since 1965-66". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Home". Lu Verne Community School District. Archived from the original on March 2, 2001. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Public School Certified Enrollment Summary by District". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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