Diagonal Community School District is a rural
public
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K-12
school district
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headquartered in
Diagonal, Iowa
Diagonal is a city in northwest Ringgold County, Iowa, the United States. The population was 344 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
The community was named for the fact that two railroads intersected diagonally near the t ...
. The district, with the vast majority of its territory in
Ringgold County, includes the town of Diagonal.
A small portion is in
Taylor County, where it covers a section of
Clearfield.
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All grade levels and the administration share the same building. , it had the lowest enrollment of any Iowa school district: 97; the 12th grade class that year had nine students. Due to the difficult financial situation, the district uses cost-cutting measures such as using dry-erase desktops instead of paper and using the same paint color for all rooms. Diagonal CSD does not have enough funds to provide elective courses at the senior high school level, so its high school students take those courses at Mount Ayr High School in Mount Ayr.
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History
When the Clearfield Community School District closed on July 1, 2014, the Diagonal district absorbed a portion of it.
The principal, surnamed Clark, resigned in 2024.
The school's mascot is the Maroons. Their colors are maroon and gold.
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School
Athletics
The Maroons compete in the Bluegrass Conference, including the following sports:
See also
*List of school districts in Iowa
This is a list of school districts in Iowa, sorted by Area Education Agencies (AEA).
Districts are listed by their official names, though several schools use "Schools" in their name or website rather than "Community School District".
, this lis ...
References
External links
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School districts in Iowa
Education in Ringgold County, Iowa
Education in Taylor County, Iowa
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