Deep River–Millersburg Community School District (DR-M) was a school district headquartered in Millersburg, Iowa. It served that community and Deep River. It was located in portions of

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and Poweshiek counties.

History

It formed in the 1958 consolidation of the Deep River and Millersburg schools. Initially the Millersburg school building housed all levels except grades K–4, which were in Deep River. At a later point upper elementary grades were moved to Deep River.History
" Deep River–Millersburg Community School District. March 22, 2005. Retrieved on January 18, 2019. Secondary enrollment was declining in the period prior to 1992. It closed its junior and senior high school divisions, when it signed a grade-sharing agreement with both the

English Valleys Community School District The English Valleys Community School District – sometimes abbreviated "EV" – is a rural public school district headquartered in North English, Iowa. The district spans areas of southern Iowa, southeastern Poweshiek and northern Keokuk co ...

and the

Montezuma Community School District The Montezuma Community School District is a rural public school district that serves the town of Montezuma, Iowa, and surrounding areas in southern Poweshiek County, including much of Deep River. The school's mascot is the Braves. Their co ...

; post-1992 its students selected one of two schools for their secondary schooling. The district also closed the Deep River school and consolidated all of its students at Millersburg after deeming the latter to have a superior layout. On July 1, 2009, the district was consolidated into the English Valleys district, although a portion of it was given to the Montezuma district.REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
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Iowa Department of Education The Iowa Department of Education sets the standards for all public institutions of education in Iowa and accredits private as well as public schools. It is headquartered in Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city i ...

. Retrieved on January 17, 2019. English Valleys took possession of the remaining school building in Millersburg and did not immediately decide what to do with it. In December 2009 it remained empty, and there were potential plans to convert the building into transitional housing for poor families or those affected by domestic violence.

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* Defunct school districts in Iowa 1958 establishments in Iowa School districts established in 1958 2009 disestablishments in Iowa School districts disestablished in 2009 Education in Iowa County, Iowa Education in Poweshiek County, Iowa {{Iowa-school-stub