Corwith–Wesley Community School District was a school district based in
Corwith, Iowa
Corwith is a city in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. The population was 266 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Corwith got its start in the year 1880, following construction of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad through that territor ...
, serving Corwith and
Wesley. The district occupied sections of
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and
Kossuth counties as well as a small portion of
Wright County.
History
In 1984, Corwith–Wesley established a grade-sharing arrangement,
in which it operated
Corwith-Wesley-Lu Verne High School, with the
Lu Verne Community School District
Lu Verne Community School District is a school district headquartered in Lu Verne, Iowa.
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sending its secondary students there. This continued for the remainder of the district's existence.
On July 1, 1988, the
Boone Valley Community School District dissolved, with a portion assigned to Corwith–Wesley.
[REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66]
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By 2013, there were 115 students of all grade levels within the Corwith–Wesley district and 86 in the Lu Verne district; districts cannot merge under Iowa law if they have fewer than 200 students total,
[ and lower enrollments means getting less funds from the Iowa state government. At the time the two districts were trying to find a third school district for a new grade-sharing arrangement.][
In September 2014, Corwith–Wesley residents voted to dissolve their district on a 101–78 basis.][ LuVerne received the majority of the territory, with 87% of the land.][ Most of its primary students were scheduled to go to Lu Verne schools and most of its secondary students were scheduled to go to Algona schools.
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Schools
The Corwith school building had three stories.[
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School districts disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Iowa
Defunct school districts in Iowa
Education in Hancock County, Iowa
Education in Kossuth County, Iowa
Education in Wright County, Iowa
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