Lenox Community School District | |
Type: | Local school district |
Grades: | K-12 |
Established: | 1878 |
Location: | Lenox, Iowa |
Region: | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union counties |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 40.876175, -94.556803 |
Superintendent: | David Henrichs |
Schools: | 2 |
Budget: | $7,890,000 (2020-21)[1] |
Us Nces District Id: | 1916620 |
Students: | 520 (2022-23) |
Teachers: | 42.30 FTE |
Staff: | 40.60 FTE |
Ratio: | 12.29 |
Conference: | Pride of Iowa |
Mascot: | Tigers |
Colors: | Black and Gold |
Lenox Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Lenox, Iowa.
It includes portions of Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union counties. Communities in its area include Lenox, Clearfield, and Sharpsburg.[2]
The district began operations in 1878. The district has a single school building at 600 S. Locust St., built in 1968.[3] The elementary school previously had a separate building at 301 W. Michigan Street, but in 2005 moved into 600 S. Locust.
In 1913. Lenox schools published their first school song, "Black and gold" [4]
In 1968, the school was separated from K-12 to an elementary school and high school.
When the Clearfield Community School District closed in 2014, the Lenox district absorbed a portion of it.[5]
The Tigers compete in the Pride of Iowa Conference in the following sports:[6]