Postville Community School District

Postville Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Postville, Iowa.

Postville Community School District
Location
Postville, Iowa
Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, and Winneshiek counties

United States
Coordinates43.082583, -91.572890
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentTim Dugger
Budget$9,014,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID1923340 [1]
Students and staff
Students749 (2018-19) [1]
Teachers67.08 FTE [1]
Staff51.07 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio11.17 [1]
Athletic conferenceUpper Iowa
District mascotPirates
ColorsRed and Black    
Other information
Websitewww.postvilleschools.com

It operates Cora B. Darling Elementary School, named after a teacher,[2] and Postville Junior-Senior High School, also known as John R. Mott High School, named for John R. Mott, the 1946 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.[3]

The district occupies sections of four counties: Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, and Winneshiek, and serves the city of Postville, and surrounding rural areas.[4]

Demographics

Circa 1999, the high school had about 205 students.[5] As of 2017, about 45% of the students at the elementary school were of Mexican or Central American origin.[6]

References
  1. "Postville Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. "Elementary Middle". Postville Community School District. 1999-02-21. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. "High School". Postville Community School District. 2001-03-03. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. "Postville Community School District Map" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. "About". Postville Community School District. 1999-10-11. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  6. Flakus, Greg (2017-06-02). "Small Iowa Town Celebrates Its Diversity". Voice of America. Retrieved 2017-10-24.

See also
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