Southeast Valley Community School District is a school district headquartered in
Gowrie, Iowa
Gowrie is a city in Webster County, Iowa. The population was 952 at the time of the 2020 census. The town has a swimming pool, golf course, athletic stadium, and curb-and-gutter throughout the community.
History
A post office called Gowrie has be ...
.
The district includes sections of the following counties:
Webster
Webster may refer to:
People
*Webster (surname), including a list of people with the surname
*Webster (given name), including a list of people with the given name
Places Canada
*Webster, Alberta
*Webster's Falls, Hamilton, Ontario
United State ...
,
Calhoun
John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) was the 7th vice president of the United States.
Calhoun can also refer to:
Surname
* Calhoun (surname)
Inhabited places in the United States
*Calhoun, Georgia
*Calhoun, Illinois
* Calhoun, Kansas
* Calhoun, Kentuc ...
,
Boone, and
Greene
Greene may refer to:
Places United States
*Greene, Indiana, an unincorporated community
*Greene, Iowa, a city
*Greene, Maine, a town
** Greene (CDP), Maine, in the town of Greene
*Greene (town), New York
** Greene (village), New York, in the town ...
. Municipalities in the district include Gowrie,
Boxholm
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Economy
Steel production company Ovako has a production site in Boxholm with approximately 200 e ...
,
Callender,
Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
,
Farnhamville,
Fraser Fraser may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Fraser Point, South Orkney Islands
Australia
* Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen
* Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory), a former federal ele ...
,
Harcourt,
Lehigh,
Moorland
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,
Pilot Mound,
Rinard, and
Somers. The district also includes the
unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
s of
Burnside,
, and
Slifer.
Its land area is about . It is the second largest school district in Iowa by land area, after the
Western Dubuque Community School District
The Western Dubuque Community School District, (WDCSD; also known as Western Dubuque or WD) is a rural state school, public school district based in Farley, Iowa, Farley, Iowa (United States, USA). The district, which operates schools in western D ...
.
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History
On March 2, 2022,[ voters of two districts, ]Prairie Valley Community School District
Prairie Valley Community School District was a rural public K-12 school district with a district seat in Gowrie, Iowa.
The district was located in portions of Calhoun and Webster counties, as well as a small portion of Greene County. It serve ...
and Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District
Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Burnside, Iowa. It, along with Prairie Valley Community School District, operates under the name Southeast Valley and they are the Jaguars. The ...
, agreed to consolidate into one district, effective fall 2023.[
The Southeast Valley school district was established on July 1, 2023. For the 2023–2024 school year, the school district continued operating the schools from the predecessor districts. Bill Shea, editor of '' The Messenger'' stated that as the secondary schools had already been consolidated, in regards to the merger of the school districts themselves, "there will not be much noticeable difference for students, parents and others."][
]
Schools
* Southeast Valley High School
Southeast Valley High School is a high school in Gowrie, Iowa, operated by the Southeast Valley Community School District.
Prior to the merger into Southeast Valley district in 2023, the school was operated by the Prairie Valley Community Schoo ...
- Gowrie
* Southeast Valley Middle School - Burnside
* Dayton Elementary School - Dayton
* Farnhamville Elementary School - Farnhamville
References
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External links
Southeast Valley Community School District
School districts in Iowa
2023 establishments in Iowa
Educational institutions established in 2023
Education in Boone County, Iowa
Education in Calhoun County, Iowa
Education in Greene County, Iowa
Education in Webster County, Iowa