The Eagle Grove Community School District is a rural
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headquartered in
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Eagle Grove is a city in Wright County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,601 at the time of the 2020 census. Eagle Grove is the largest city in Wright County.
History
Eagle Grove was platted in 1881. It was named from the eagle nests s ...
.
The district covers area of
Wright
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Humboldt, and
Webster
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counties. and serves Eagle Grove,
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Woolstock, and the surrounding rural areas.
Jess Toliver has been the superintendent since 2009. On December 26, 2018, his home was destroyed by a fire. The family was home, but managed to escape the fire.
During a broadcast of a high school basketball game between Eagle Grove and
Forest City on November 28, 2017, two employees were recorded making racist comments regarding some Eagle Grove players who they perceived to be "Español people", saying they were foreigners who should "go back where they came from." The superintendent was issued an apology, and the two employees were fired from the KIOW radio in Forest City.
In 2018, Wright County awarded $1.5 Million in TIF funds to Eagle Grove to help fund a $6 million addition to the elementary school, leading the superintendent of the
Belmond–Klemme Community School District to criticize the decision, as he felt Eagle Grove was being favored over the other districts in the county.
Schools
The district operates three schools, in one facility in Eagle Grove:
[
* Eagle Grove Elementary School
* Eagle Grove Middle School
* Eagle Grove High School
]
See also
*List of school districts in Iowa
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References
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Eagle Grove Community School District
School districts in Iowa
Education in Wright County, Iowa
Education in Humboldt County, Iowa
Education in Webster County, Iowa