The WACO Community School District is a rural
public
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school district
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headquartered in
Wayland, Iowa
Wayland is a village in Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa, United States. The population was 964 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Wayland was originally known as Crooked Creek. Crooked Creek became a voting precinct on October 5, ...
. It spans
Henry
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,
Washington
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, and
Louisa counties, and serves the towns of Wayland,
Crawfordsville, and
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, and the surrounding rural areas. It also includes the
census-designated place
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of
Swedesburg.
Chris Armstrong has been the superintendent since 2018.
Schools

The district operates two schools:
[
* WACO Elementary School, Crawfordsville
* WACO High School, Wayland
]
WACO High School
Athletics
The Warriors compete in the Southeast Iowa Superconference
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in the following sports:
*Volleyball
*Football
*Wrestling
*Basketball
*Track and Field
** Girls' 1989 Class 1A State Champions
*Cross Country
Students from WACO can also participate in the following sport(s) with Columbus Community (Columbus Junction):
*Softball
Students from WACO can also participate in the following sport(s) with Washington:
*Golf
*Baseball
See also
*List of school districts in Iowa
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Districts are listed by their official names, though several schools use "Schools" in their name or website rather than "Community School District".
, this lis ...
*List of high schools in Iowa
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Adair County
* AC ...
References
External links
WACO Community School District
School districts in Iowa
Education in Washington County, Iowa
Education in Henry County, Iowa
Education in Louisa County, Iowa
School districts established in 1962
1962 establishments in Iowa
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