Diagonal Community School District

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Diagonal Community School District
Diagonal Maroons.png
Location
United States
Coordinates40.807892, -94.344339
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentKarleen Stephens
Schools2
Budget$2,723,000 (2020-21) [1]
NCES District ID1909060 [1]
Students and staff
Students130 (2022-23) [1]
Teachers13.49 FTE [1]
Staff22.46 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio9.64 [1]
Athletic conference Bluegrass
District mascotMaroons
ColorsMaroon and gold
  
Other information
Website www.diagonal.k12.ia.us

Diagonal Community School District is a rural public K-12 school district headquartered in Diagonal, Iowa. The district, with the vast majority of its territory in Ringgold County, [2] includes the town of Diagonal. [3] A small portion is in Taylor County, [4] where it covers a section of Clearfield. [3]

All grade levels and the administration share the same building. As of 2018, it had the lowest enrollment of any Iowa school district: 97; the 12th grade class that year had nine students. Due to the difficult financial situation, the district uses cost-cutting measures such as using dry-erase desktops instead of paper and using the same paint color for all rooms. As of 2018 Diagonal CSD does not have enough funds to provide elective courses at the senior high school level, so its high school students take those courses at Mount Ayr High School in Mount Ayr. [5]

History

When the Clearfield Community School District closed on July 1, 2014, [6] the Diagonal district absorbed a portion of it. [7]

The principal, surnamed Clark, resigned in 2024. [8]

The school's mascot is the Maroons. Their colors are maroon and gold.

Diagonal Junior-Senior High School

Athletics

The Maroons compete in the Bluegrass Conference, including the following sports: [9]

See also

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References

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  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ringgold County, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 27, 2024. - Text list
  3. 1 2 "DIAGONAL". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Taylor County, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 27, 2024. - Text list
  5. 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.
  6. "Reorganization & Dissolution Actions Since 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
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  9. "Bluegrass Conference". Bluegrass Conference. Retrieved August 4, 2020.