Louisa–Muscatine Community School District Explained

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Louisa–Muscatine Community School District
Type:Local school district
Grades:K–12
Established:1959
Location:Letts, Iowa
Region:Louisa and Muscatine counties
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.306106, -91.203546
Superintendent:Mike Van Sickle
Schools:3
Budget:$11,934,000 (2017-18)[1]
Us Nces District Id:1917820
Students:815 (2022-23)
Teachers:62.67 FTE
Staff:66.83 FTE
Ratio:13.00
Conference:Southeast Iowa Superconference
Mascot:Falcons
Colors:Gold and Black

The Louisa–Muscatine Community School District is rural public school district consisting of an elementary school and a high school located in a single complex along U.S. Highway 61 in unincorporated Louisa County, Iowa, with a Letts postal address.[2]

The district is named Louisa–Muscatine because it is on the border of Louisa and Muscatine counties.

The district, occupying sections of both counties, includes the cities of Letts, Grandview, and Fruitland as well as a portion of the city limits of Muscatine.[3] It also includes Cranston, an unincorporated area,[2] as well as students from various other local communities.[4]

History

The district was formed in 1959 as the consolidation of Letts and Grandview schools.

In 2014, Ky Cochran of the Muscatine Journal wrote that the district "continues to face financial difficulties", and that the superintendent asked the board to not increase his own salary while the board was to increase the salaries of other staff.[5]

Facilities

The campus consists of a preschool through 6th grade elementary building and a 7th through 12th grade secondary building.[2] It is located south of Muscatine, Iowa and is three miles away from Letts.

The athletic facilities at the campus include a baseball and softball complex and an American football and track center.[2]

Jr./Sr. High School

The Jr./Sr. High School was built in 1963 and has had three additions and a major renovation.

Louisa–Muscatine is involved in the School-to-Work (STW) initiative with Muscatine Community Schools and the Muscatine area business and industry.

Athletics

The Falcons compete in the Southeast Iowa Superconference in the following sports:[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District . . July 4, 2024.
  2. Web site: About Our District. Louisa-Muscatine Community School District. 2020-04-02. Included in our district are the communities of[...]Our schools are located as one large campus on Highway 61.[...]High School 14354 170th St., Letts, TA 52754[...]Elementary School 14506 170th St., Letts, IA 52754. - The campus is outside of the Letts city limits.
  3. Web site: Louisa-Muscatine. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-04-02.
  4. Web site: Louisa-Muscatine. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-07-15.
  5. Web site: Cochran, Ky. Louisa-Muscatine superintendent doesn't just pay lip service to sacrifice. Muscatine Journal. 2014-06-16. 2020-04-02.
  6. Web site: Southeast Iowa Superconference. Southeast Iowa Superconference. 2020-09-02.
  7. Web site: Louisa-Muscatine. Iowa High School Sports. 2020-09-02.
  8. Web site: 2023 Record Book Bowling. Iowa High School Athletic Association. August 18, 2023. July 7, 2024.