Lineville–Clio Community School District (L-C) was a school district headquartered in

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. Its schools included Lineville Elementary School and Lineville High School.

History

The district originated from a school built in Lineville in 1850. The ACL district, which had schools in Allerton and Lineville, formed with the consolidation of Clio, Lineville, and Allerton school districts, occurring between 1962 and 1966. Allerton de-merged from ACL and merged into the

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. Retrieved on July 20, 2018. In 1995 the district had 115 students, making it the school district in the state with the lowest enrollment, and sixteen faculty members who worked full time. - See clipping
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. The final elementary school building of the district opened in 2004. The district decided to wind down in 2010, with students moved to Wayne Community School District and/or Mormon Trail Community School District. Lineville Elementary was not closed at that time. The Lineville–Clio merger with Wayne was effective July 1, 2011.

Operations

In 1995, it had an agreement with the Fremont Community School District and the Russell Community School District to have a single superintendent.

Campus

Its school building was constructed of brick circa 1915. In 1995 Mark Siebert of the ''

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'' described the school building as "decaying".

Curriculum

In 1995, Lineville-Clio students taking Spanish classes did so at the North Mercer School District in

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Athletics

In 1995, students played on athletic teams at Mormon Trail High School in

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, including its American football and volleyball teams.

References

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* * Defunct school districts in Iowa Education in Wayne County, Iowa School districts disestablished in 2011 2011 disestablishments in Iowa 1850 establishments in Iowa School districts established in 1850 {{Iowa-school-stub