Spencer Community School District Explained

41.6629°N -92.0188°W

Spencer Community School District
Type:	Local school district
Grades:	K-12
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.662855, -92.018800
Superintendent:	Terry Hemann
Schools:	5
Budget:	$32,213,000 (2020-21)^[1]
Us Nces District Id:	1926910
Students:	2341 (2022-2023)
Teachers:	150.22 FTE
Staff:	191.21 FTE
Ratio:	15.58
Mascot:	Tigers
Colors:	Purple and Gold

Spencer Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Spencer, Iowa.

The district, entirely in Clay County, serves Spencer, Dickens, Gillett Grove, and a small part of Fostoria.^[2]

On July 1, 2010, the South Clay Community School District dissolved, with a portion going to the Spencer district.^[3]

Schools

• Spencer High School(9th-12th)
• Spencer Middle School(6th-8th)
• Lincoln Elementary(3rd-5th)
• Fairveiw Elementary(1st-2nd)
• Johnson Elementary (Preschool, KinderKids, & Kindergarten)
• It formerly operated Jefferson Elementary School.^[4]

The school's mascot is the Tigers. Their colors are purple and gold.

Spencer High School

Extracurricular activities

FFA

Band (Concert Band, Pep Band, and Marching Band)

Choir

Drama

Speech

Debate

Mock Trial

Athletics

The Tigers compete in the Lakes Conference in the following sports:^[5]

• Baseball
  • 2-time Class 3A State Champions (1990, 1997)^[6]
• Basketball (boys and girls)
• Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Girls' - 1978 Class 3A State Champions
• Football
  • 1994 Class 3A State Champions^[7]
• Golf (boys and girls)
• Soccer (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 2009 Class 2A State Champions^[8]
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (boys and girls)
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Boys' 3-time Class 3A State Champions (1987, 1988, 2002)^[9]
• Volleyball (girls)
• Wrestling

See also

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

External links

• Spencer Community School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spencer Comm School District . . July 6, 2024.
2. "Spencer." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 21, 2018.
3. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
4. Web site: Home. https://web.archive.org/web/19981206172633/http://www.spencer.k12.ia.us/jeffel.htm. dead. 1998-12-06. Jefferson Elementary School. 1998-12-06. 2020-03-29.
5. Web site: Lakes Conference. Lakes Conference. 2020-07-23.
6. Web site: 2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-10. 2020-08-11.
7. Web site: Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. 2020-07-23.
8. Web site: 2020 Soccer Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-06-12. 2020-09-20.
9. Web site: 2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book. Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. 2020-08-11.