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Prairie Valley Community School District

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

Prairie Valley Community School District
Location
Calhoun, Webster, and Greene counties
United States
Coordinates42.281742, -94.289019
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established1993
Closed2023
SuperintendentBrian Johnson
Schools2
Budget$9,863,000 (2017-18)[1]
NCES District ID1900028[1]
Students and staff
Students551 (2019-20)[1]
Teachers38.73 FTE[1]
Staff53.40 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.23[1]
Athletic conferenceTwin Lakes
District mascotJaguars
ColorsTeal, Silver, and Black
     
Other information
Websitewww.southeastvalley.org

Prairie Valley Community School District was a rural public K-12 school district with a district seat in Gowrie, Iowa.

The district was located in portions of Calhoun and Webster counties, as well as a small portion of Greene County. It served Gowrie, Callender, Farnhamville, Moorland, Rinard, and Somers.[2] Additionally, the district included the unincorporated areas of Lanyon and Slifer.[3]

In 2023 the district merged into the Southeast Valley Community School District.

History

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The district formed on July 1, 1993, with the merger of the Cedar Valley Community School District and the Prairie Community School District.[4]

In August 2014, the district began a whole grade-sharing arrangement with the Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District as a way to deal with smaller enrollments and as a way to save money. The two districts together share middle and high schools.[5]

In March 2022 voters agreed to consolidate Prairie Valley with Southeast Webster-Grand to form Southeast Valley Community School District, effective fall 2023.[6] On July 1, 2023, the merger occurred.[7]

Schools

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Prior to the grade sharing, the Prairie Valley district had two schools: The elementary served pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and is located between Farnhamville and Somers. The Prairie Valley High School served 7th grade through 12th grade and was located in Gowrie.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Prairie Valley Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Prairie Valley Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Community". Southeast Valley Community School District. Archived from the original on October 25, 1997. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on February 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Clayworth, Jason; Rodney White (October 17, 2015). "Shuttered schools: Rural America's SOS". Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Iowa voters approve new school district in special election". Des Moines, Iowa: KCCI-TV. March 2, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Shea, Bill (June 30, 2023). "Southeast Valley to become official". The Messenger. Fort Dodge, Iowa. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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