Harlan Community School District Explained

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Harlan Community School District
Type:	Local school district
Grades:	K–12
Region:	Shelby and Harrison counties
Country:	United States
Superintendent:	Dr Jenny Barnett
Schools:	4
Budget:	$21,881,000 (2020-21)^[1]
Us Nces District Id:	1913500
Students:	1514 (2022-23)
Teachers:	99.56 FTE
Staff:	91.13 FTE
Ratio:	15.21
Mascot:	Cyclones
Colors:	Red and Black

The Harlan Community School District is a rural public school district based in Harlan, Iowa. The district is mainly in Shelby County, with a small area in Harrison County. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Panama, Portsmouth and Westphalia, the unincorporated communities of Jacksonville and Corley, and the surrounding rural areas.^[2]

The school's mascot is the Cyclones. Their colors are red and black.

Schools

The district operates four schools, all in Harlan:

• Harlan Primary School
• Harlan Intermediate School
• Harlan Community Middle School
• Harlan Community High School

Harlan Community High School

Athletics

The Cyclones compete in the Hawkeye 10 Conference in the following sports:^[3]

Fall Sports

• Football
  • 14-time Class 3A State Champions (1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021, 2022)^[4]
• Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Girls' - 2005 Class 3A State Champions
• Volleyball
  • 2-time Class 4A State Champions (2013, 2014)

Winter Sports

• Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2004, 2006)^[5]
  • Girls' - 2-time Class 4A State Champions (2014, 2015)^[6]
• Bowling
• Wrestling
  • 1967 Class A State Champions^[7]

Spring Sports

• Golf (boys and girls)
  • Girls' - 2-time Class 2A State Champions (1993, 1995)
• Soccer (boys and girls)
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Boys' 2-time State Champions (1954, 2003)^[8]

Summer Sports

• Baseball
  • 3-time Class 3A State Champions (1996, 2003, 2016)^[9]
• Softball

See also

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

External links

• Harlan Community School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harlan School District. National Center for Education Statistics. June 23, 2024.
2. Web site: FY20_HARLAN. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-07-31.
3. Web site: Hawkeye 10 Conference. Hawkeye 10 Conference. 2020-07-31.
4. Web site: 2020 Football Stat Book . Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 6, 2020.
5. Web site: 2020 State Tournament Stat Book - Basketball]. Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020.
6. 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.
7. Web site: 2020 Wrestling Stat Book . Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020.
8. Web site: 2020 TRACK & FIELD STATE MEET STAT BOOK. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-17. 2020-07-23.
9. Web site: 2020 Baseball Stat Book . Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 6, 2020.