Midland Community School District
{{short description|School district in Wyoming, Iowa, United States}}
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{{Use American English|date=April 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = Midland Community School District
|logo = File:Midland_CSD_logo.png
|motto =
|type = Local school district
|grades = K-12
|established =
|closed =
|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){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1919200&DistrictID=1919200|title=Midland Comm School District|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=May 22, 2024}}
|us_nces_district_id = 1919200
|conference = Tri-Rivers
|mascot = Eagles
|colors = Black and Gold {{Color box|black}} {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}}
|website = {{URL|https://www.midland.k12.ia.us/}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.midland.k12.ia.us/|title=Home|publisher=Midland Community School District|accessdate=2020-03-26}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_MIDLAND.pdf|title=Midland|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|accessdate=2020-03-26}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/iahsaasports/iowa-high-schools/current-high-schools/midland/midland-lineage |title=Midland}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|accessdate=2020-03-22}}
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.{{cite web|author=Nelson, Josh|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/jesup-school-district-hires-superintendent/article_e4bb5bd3-36ce-52b3-882e-cb4f901cfc51.html|title=Jesup School District hires superintendent |work=WCF Courier|date=2009-06-19|accessdate=2020-03-29|quote=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,[...]}}
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
=Midland High School=
==Athletics==
The Eagles participate in the Tri-Rivers Conference in the following sports:{{cite web|url=https://www.tririversconference.org/|title=Tri-Rivers Conference|publisher=Tri-Rivers Conference|access-date=2020-08-23}}
- Football
- Cross Country
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Wrestling
- Golf
- Track and Field
- Baseball
- Softball
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.midland.k12.ia.us Midland Community School District]
- [https://dom.iowa.gov/document/midland-community-school-district-budget-appeal-fy2011-issued-june-1-2010 Midland Community School District Budget Appeal FY2011, Issued June 1, 2010]
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Category:School districts in Iowa
Category:1962 establishments in Iowa
Category:Education in Cedar County, Iowa
Category:Education in Jackson County, Iowa
Category:Education in Jones County, Iowa