Highlandville is an

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in northeastern Winneshiek County,

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, United States. The community is located along local roads northeast of the city of Decorah, the

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of Winneshiek County. The community's elevation is 945 feet (288 m).

Education

The community is within the

Decorah Community School District The Decorah Community School District is a rural public school district located in Decorah, Iowa, United States. The district is almost entirely in Winneshiek County, with a small portion in Allamakee County. In addition to Decorah, the censu ...

. - (PDF p. 92/512) - Since Decorah CSD and North Winneshiek CSD are now in the same district, unincorporated places from both are included here.

Decorah High School Decorah High School is a state school, public high school located in Decorah, Iowa. The school colors are red and royal blue, and the mascot is the Vikings. It is a part of the Decorah Community School District. In addition to Decorah, the cens ...

in Decorah is the designated high school. Highlandville School served as a

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for Highlandville. Previously the community was within the

North Winneshiek Community School District The North Winneshiek Community School District was a public school district in unincorporated area, unincorporated northern Winneshiek County, Iowa, with a Decorah, Iowa, Decorah address. At the end of the district's existence, it only served ...

. North Winneshiek CSD operated all grade levels until 2001, when it ended its high school program. According to district agreements, students in the district could attend Decorah High or the high school program of

Mabel-Canton Public Schools Mabel-Canton Public Schools (MC I.S.D. #238) is a school district headquartered in Mabel, Minnesota. The district, which also serves Canton, has a single campus with all grades, K-12. It includes sections of Fillmore County and Houston County. I ...

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. Effective July 1, 2018 the North Winneshiek district consolidated into the Decorah district. North Winneshiek School closed its doors at that time. In 2018 the combined interim board of Decorah CSD and North Winneshiek CSD approved an agreement with Mabel-Canton schools, effective for five years, to allow students in the former North Winneshiek district boundary to attend Mabel-Canton if they choose. The agreement applies to any post-merger Decorah CSD resident who is geographically closer to Mabel than to Decorah.

References

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