Emmetsburg Community School District Explained

43.1172°N -94.693°W

Emmetsburg Community School District
Type:	Local school district
Grades:	K-12
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	43.117161, -94.692981
Superintendent:	Cory Jenness
Schools:	3
Budget:	$12,799,000 (2020-21)^[1]
Us Nces District Id:	1910950
Students:	790 (2022-23)
Teachers:	53.84 FTE
Staff:	74.04 FTE
Ratio:	14.68
Mascot:	E-Hawks
Colors:	Black, Gold and White

Emmetsburg Community School District (ECSD) is a rural public school district headquartered in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Entirely in Palo Alto County, it serves Emmetsburg, Curlew, and Cylinder.^[2]

History

It has a partial day sharing agreement with the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District.^[3] Between 1930 and 1970 the district operated Emmetsburg Junior College, which is now a branch campus of Iowa Lakes Community College.^[4]

Schools

• Emmetsburg High School
  • In 2017, the district had 229 high school students. That year, Dan Voigt of the Emmetsburg News stated that the enrollment size "puts them in the upper echelon of the Twin Lakes schools" athletic division.^[5]
• Emmetsburg Middle School
• West Elementary School

Emmetsburg High School

Athletics

The E-Hawks compete in the Twin Lakes Conference in the following sports:^[6]

• Cross Country
• Volleyball
• Football
  • 9-time State Champions (1977, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008)^[7]
• Basketball
  • Girls 1991 6v6 State Champions^[8]
• Wrestling
  • 12-time State Champions (1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)^[9]
  • 2-time Class 2A State Duals Champions (2000, 2003)^[10]
• Track and Field
• Golf
  • Boys' 2006 Class 2A State Champions^[11]
• Baseball
  • 2001 Class 2A State Champions^[12]
• Softball

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa

External links

• Emmetsburg Community School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emmetsburg Comm School District . . July 6, 2024.
2. "Emmetsburg." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
3. News: Padilla, Kate. R-A agrees to G-T sharing agreement. Spencer Daily Reporter. 2013-02-25. 2019-01-18. January 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190117184617/https://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/story/1944637.html. dead.
4. Web site: General Information. Iowa Lakes Community College. 2023-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120904161237/https://iowalakes.edu/about/history/. 2012-09-04.
5. News: Voigt, Dan. A New Venture For Emmetsburg Athletics. Emmetsburg News. 2017-08-23. 2019-01-18.
6. Web site: Twin Lakes Conference. Twin Lakes Conference. 2020-08-21.
7. Web site: Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. 2020-08-21.
8. Web site: All Time State Tournament Results. Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. 15 March 2014. 10–17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315072558/http://www.ighsau.org/hoops/2014/14HoopScoop.pdf. 15 March 2014. dead.
9. Web site: 2020 Wrestling Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-08-21.
10. Web site: 2020 Wrestling Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. 2020-08-21.
11. Web site: 2019-2020 Golf Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-08-21.
12. Web site: 2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-10. 2020-08-21.