Laurens–Marathon Community School District
Public school district in Laurens, Iowa, United States
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| Laurens–Marathon Community School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 42.852318, -94.850786 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K–8 |
| Established | 1976 |
| Superintendent | Kevin Wood |
| Schools | 1 |
| Budget | $4,630,000 (2020-21)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1916420[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 140 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 12.76 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 21.43 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.97[1] |
| District mascot | Chargers |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Laurens–Marathon Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Laurens, Iowa,[2] also serving Marathon. The district occupies sections of Buena Vista, Clay, Palo Alto, and Pocahontas counties.[3]
History
It formed on July 1, 1976, by the merger of the Laurens Community School District and the Marathon Community School District.[4]
On July 1, 2010, the South Clay Community School District was dissolved, and Laurens–Marathon received portions of the district.[4]
In 2014, the South Central Calhoun Community School District, a district not contiguous with Laurens–Marathon,[5] entered a superintendent-sharing agreement. The shared superintendent was Jeff Kruse.[6]
The district began partial-day sharing, in which students from one district went to another district for some classes, with the Pocahontas Community School District around 2015.[7]
Kruse was scheduled to leave at the end of the 2016–17 school year.[8] Scott Williamson became the new superintendent in July 2017.[9] That year, the L-M and Pocahontas districts began whole grade-sharing, in which one district sent its children to another district for certain grade levels.[7] L-M had multiple classes it was required to have in order to maintain high school grades, but insufficient numbers of students were enrolled in them. As a result, Laurens–Marathon sent its high school students to Pocahontas high school. Around that time period, Laurens–Marathon elementary school students had, as part of a preliminary indication, increased test scores.[10]
Schools
The district operates two schools in a single facility in Laurens:[1]
- Laurens–Marathon Elementary School
- Laurens–Marathon Middle School
The current 84-foot (26 m) by 50-foot (15 m) gymnasium opened in September 1998. The previous 76-foot (23 m) by 48-foot (15 m) gymnasium, built in the early 1940s, was called "The Barn".[11]
