The Northwood-Kensett Community School District is a rural
public
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school district
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North America United States
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headquartered in
Northwood, Iowa
Northwood is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River. The population was 2,072 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Worth County.
Northwood is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical ...
.
The district is completely within
Worth County, and serves Northwood,
Kensett and the surrounding rural areas.
Michael Crozier became the superintendent of the Northwood-Kensett Community School District in 2013, and suffered a heart attack a week after moving to Northwood. In 2019, the district entered a superintendent sharing agreement with
St. Ansgar Community School District
St. Ansgar Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in St. Ansgar, Iowa.
It is mostly in Mitchell County with a portion in Worth County. In addition to St. Ansgar, Grafton, Stacyville, and Mona are within ...
, and Mr. Crozier now splits his time between the two districts.
Schools
The district operates two schools, in one facility in Northwood:
[
* Northwood-Kensett Elementary School
* Northwood-Kensett Jr.-Sr. High School
]
Northwood-Kensett High School
Athletics
The Vikings participate in the Top of Iowa Conference
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Beginning in 2015–16, the North Iowa Conference
The Top ...
in the following sports:
*Football
*Cross Country
*Volleyball
*Basketball
**Boys' 2007 Class 1A State Champions
See also
*List of school districts in Iowa
This is a list of school districts in Iowa, sorted by Area Education Agencies (AEA).
Districts are listed by their official names, though several schools use "Schools" in their name or website rather than "Community School District".
, this list h ...
*List of high schools in Iowa
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Adair County
* AC/ ...
References
External links
Northwood-Kensett Community School District
School districts in Iowa
Education in Worth County, Iowa
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