Mount Ayr Community School District, or Mount Ayr Community Schools, is a rural

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headquartered in

Mount Ayr, Iowa Mount Ayr is a city in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,623 at the time of the 2020 census. Mount Ayr is a rural community in southwestern Iowa, 22 miles west of Interstate 35 on State Highway 2. Mount Ayr was founded i ...

. It has elementary and secondary (middle and high school) divisions. The district is mostly in Ringgold County, while there are portions in Decatur and

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counties. Communities in its service area, in addition to Mount Ayr, include

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, Benton, Ellston, Kellerton, Maloy, Redding,

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, and portions of Clearfield. It also includes the Delphos (formerly a municipality) and Sun Valley Lake

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. , high school students from the Diagonal Community School District take their elective classes at Mount Ayr High School since the Diagonal district does not have the funds to operate elective classes. The district mascot is the Raiders, and their colors are black, red and white.

History

When the Clearfield Community School District closed in 2014, the Mount Ayr district absorbed a portion of it.

Schools

The district operates two schools, both located in Mount Ayr: * Mount Ayr Elementary School * Mount Ayr High School

Mount Ayr High School

Athletics

The Raiders compete in the

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in the following sports: * Football * Volleyball * Cross Country * Basketball * Wrestling * Bowling * Golf * Track and Field ** Girls' 1988 Class 1A State Champions ** Boys' 2014 Class 1A State Champions * Baseball * Softball

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