Midland Community School District Explained

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Midland Community School District
Type:Local school district
Grades:K-12
Location:Wyoming, Iowa
Region:Jones, Clinton, Cedar, and Jackson counties
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.060041, -91.006771
Superintendent:Todd Hawley
Schools:2
Budget:$10,177,000 (2020-21)[1]
Us Nces District Id:1919200
Students:508 (2022-23)
Teachers:39.37 FTE
Staff:58.20 FTE
Ratio:12.90
Conference:Tri-Rivers
Mascot:Eagles
Colors:Black and Gold

The Midland Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Wyoming, Iowa. It operates an elementary school in Oxford Junction and a middle-high (secondary) school and a learning center in Wyoming.[2]

The district is located in sections of Jones, Jackson, Clinton and a small area in Cedar counties. It serves Wyoming, Oxford Junction, Lost Nation, Monmouth, and Onslow.[3] Additionally, the district shares the town of Olin with the Anamosa Community School District.

History

The district was founded in 1962 when the Wyoming, Onslow, Monmouth, Canton and Center Junction school districts consolidated.[4] The district is named after a railroad that ran through the area.

The Lost Nation school district merged into the Midland district on July 1, 1993, and the Oxford Junction district merged with it on July 1, 1995.[5]

In 2009 the district had about 510 students, with enrollment decreasing. Nathan Marting served as superintendent and secondary school principal for Midland until 2009, when he left to become the superintendent of the Jesup Community School District.[6]

In 2019, the Olin Consolidated Community School District began to grade share its 6th-12th grades with Midland; students from the district can go to either Midland or Anamosa.

Schools

The district operates two schools:[1]

Midland High School

Athletics

The Eagles participate in the Tri-Rivers Conference in the following sports:[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Midland Comm School District. National Center for Education Statistics. May 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: Home. Midland Community School District. 2020-03-26.
  3. Web site: Midland. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-03-26.
  4. Web site: Midland.
  5. Web site: REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf. dead. 2019-02-09. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-03-22.
  6. Web site: Nelson, Josh. Jesup School District hires superintendent . WCF Courier. 2009-06-19. 2020-03-29. In 2008, Midland schools had 510 students, according to the Iowa Department of Education.[...]As the head of the Midland district and because of declining enrollment,[...].
  7. Web site: Tri-Rivers Conference. Tri-Rivers Conference. 2020-08-23.