42°51′08″N94°51′03″W / 42.852318°N 94.850786°W
| Laurens–Marathon Community School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 42.852318, -94.850786 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K–8 |
| Established | 1976 |
| Superintendent | Kevin Wood |
| Schools | 1 |
| Budget | $4,630,000 (2020-21) [1] |
| NCES District ID | 1916420 [1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 140 (2022-23) [1] |
| Teachers | 12.76 FTE [1] |
| Staff | 21.43 FTE [1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.97 [1] |
| District mascot | Chargers |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Laurens–Marathon Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Laurens, Iowa, [2] also serving Marathon. The district occupies sections of Buena Vista, Clay, Palo Alto, and Pocahontas counties. [3]
It formed on July 1, 1976, by the merger of the Laurens Community School District and the Marathon Community School District. [4]
On July 1, 2010, the South Clay Community School District was dissolved, and Laurens–Marathon received portions of the district. [4]
In 2014, the South Central Calhoun Community School District, a district not contiguous with Laurens–Marathon, [5] entered a superintendent-sharing agreement. The shared superintendent was Jeff Kruse. [6]
The district began partial-day sharing, in which students from one district went to another district for some classes, with the Pocahontas Community School District around 2015. [7]
Kruse was scheduled to leave at the end of the 2016–17 school year. [8] Scott Williamson became the new superintendent in July 2017. [9] That year, the L-M and Pocahontas districts began whole grade-sharing, in which one district sent its children to another district for certain grade levels. [7] L-M had multiple classes it was required to have in order to maintain high school grades, but insufficient numbers of students were enrolled in them. As a result, Laurens–Marathon sent its high school students to Pocahontas high school. Around that time period, Laurens–Marathon elementary school students had, as part of a preliminary indication, increased test scores. [10]
 | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2018) |
The district operates two schools in a single facility in Laurens: [1]
The current 84-foot (26 m) by 50-foot (15 m) gymnasium opened in September 1998. The previous 76-foot (23 m) by 48-foot (15 m) gymnasium, built in the early 1940s, was called "The Barn". [11]
Marathon is a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. The population was 230 at the time of the 2020 census. The food writer Richard Olney grew up in Marathon.
Laurens is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. Its population was 1,264 at the 2020 census.
The Western Dubuque Community School District, is a rural public school district based in Farley, Iowa (USA).
Prairie Valley Community School District was a rural public K-12 school district with a district seat in Gowrie, Iowa.
The Gilmore City–Bradgate Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Gilmore City, Iowa.
The Webster City Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Webster City, Iowa.
North Union Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Armstrong, Iowa. It covers portions of Emmet, Kossuth and Palo Alto counties, and serves Armstrong, Fenton, Lone Rock and Ringsted.
Villisca Community School District is a school district headquartered in Villisca, Iowa. Along with the Corning Community School District, it has the branding "Southwest Valley Schools". The district is in parts of Adams, Montgomery, Page, and Taylor counties, and it serves Villisca and Nodaway.
The East Sac County Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Lake View, Iowa. The district covers portions of Sac County as well as portions of Carroll and Crawford counties. It serves Lake View, Sac City, and Wall Lake.
South Central Calhoun Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered inside South Central Calhoun Middle School in Rockwell City, Iowa.
Rockwell City–Lytton Community School District was a school district headquartered in Rockwell City, Iowa.
Southern Cal Community School District was a school district headquartered in Lake City, Iowa.
South Clay Community School District was a school district headquartered in Gillett Grove, Iowa. In addition to Gillett Grove, it served Dickens and Webb.
Pocahontas Area Community School District (PAC) is a rural public school district headquartered in Pocahontas, Iowa.
Pomeroy–Palmer Community School District was a school district headquartered in Pomeroy, Iowa, serving that city and Palmer.
Albert City–Truesdale Community School District (AC-T) is a rural public school district that operates a single elementary school, Albert City–Truesdale Elementary School, in Albert City, Iowa. The district, which also serves Truesdale, is mostly in Buena Vista County, but also is located in sections of Pocahontas County.
Newell-Fonda Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Newell, Iowa.
Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District is a rural public school district in Parkersburg, Iowa. Occupying portions of Butler and Grundy counties, it serves the towns of Aplington and Parkersburg.
Manson–Northwest Webster Community School District (MNW) is a rural public school district headquartered in Manson, Iowa. It operates an elementary school and a junior–senior high school; the former is in Barnum and the latter is in Manson. As of 2020 the schools respectively had 477 and 343 students.
Fort Dodge Community School District (FDCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
 | This Iowa school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |