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Diagonal Community School District

Coordinates: 40°48′28″N 94°20′40″W / 40.807892°N 94.344339°W / 40.807892; -94.344339
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40°48′28″N 94°20′40″W / 40.807892°N 94.344339°W / 40.807892; -94.344339

Diagonal Community School District
Location
United States
Coordinates40.807892, -94.344339
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentKarleen Stephens
Schools2
Budget$2,723,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1909060 [1]
Students and staff
Students130 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers13.49 FTE[1]
Staff22.46 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.64[1]
Athletic conferenceBluegrass
District mascotMaroons
ColorsMaroon and gold
   
Other information
Websitewww.diagonal.k12.ia.us

Diagonal Community School District is a rural public K-12 school district headquartered in Diagonal, Iowa. The district, in Ringgold County, serves the town of Diagonal.[2]

All grade levels and the administration share the same building. As of 2018, it had the lowest enrollment of any Iowa school district: 97; the 12th grade class that year had nine students. Due to the difficult financial situation, the district uses cost-cutting measures such as using dry-erase desktops instead of paper and using the same paint color for all rooms. As of 2018 Diagonal CSD does not have enough funds to provide elective courses at the senior high school level, so its high school students take those courses at Mount Ayr High School in Mount Ayr.[3]

History

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When the Clearfield Community School District closed on July 1, 2014,[4] the Diagonal district absorbed a portion of it.[5]

The school's mascot is the Maroons. Their colors are maroon and gold.

Diagonal Junior-Senior High School

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Athletics

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The Maroons compete in the Bluegrass Conference, including the following sports:[6]

  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Track and field
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Diagonal Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "DIAGONAL" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Duffy, Molly (February 13, 2018). "Iowa school districts cope with when to consolidate - and when to stand alone". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Reorganization & Dissolution Actions Since 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "District Dissolution Archived June 20, 2018, at the Wayback Machine." Clearfield Community School District. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Bluegrass Conference". Bluegrass Conference. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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