CAL Community School District

41.662855°N 92.018800°W / 41.662855; -92.018800

CAL Community School District
Location
Latimer, Iowa Franklin County and Wright County United States
Coordinates	41.662855, -92.018800
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K–6
Superintendent	Todd Lettow
Budget	$4,517,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID	1905970[1]
Students and staff
Students	176 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers	15.68 FTE[1]
Staff	20.84 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.22[1]
District mascot	Cadets
Colors	Blue and Red
Other information
Website	www.cal.k12.ia.us

CAL Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Latimer, Iowa.^[2]

The district is mostly in Franklin County with a section in Wright County, and serves Latimer, Alexander, and Coulter.^[3]

History

Previously it had a grade-sharing program with the Dows Community School District, with each district having its own elementary school, Dows operating the middle school, and CAL operating the high school.^[4] Circa 2004, the CAL district had 241 students.^[5] In the 2016–17 school year the district had 261 students.^[6]

As a way to lower costs, the district was scheduled to begin sharing a superintendent with the Hampton–Dumont Community School District in 2016.^[7] The school board of Hampton–Dumont CSD approved the arrangement, effective July 1 that year.^[8] In 2018, the district entered into a whole grade-sharing agreement with Hampton–Dumont, sending its secondary students there.^[9]

Schools

• CAL Elementary School, Latimer

Secondary students attend Hampton–Dumont Community School District through a grade sharing agreement.

Athletics

Prior to the agreement, the CAL Cadets competed in the Iowa Star Conference.

• 1987 boys' class 1A track & field state champions^[10]

References

1. "CAL Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
2. Home. CAL Community School District. Retrieved on September 15, 2018. "1441 Gull Ave.Latimer, IA 50452".
3. "CAL Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 15, 2018.
4. "District Schools." CAL Community School District. October 10, 2004. Retrieved on September 15, 2018.
5. "District Profile". Dows Community School District. October 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
6. Miller, Ashley (January 5, 2017). "CAL likely to begin whole-grade sharing with Hampton-Dumont". Globe Gazette. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
7. Colias, Meredith (June 23, 2016). "CAL, Hampton-Dumont may share superintendent". WCF Courier. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
8. Colias, Meredith (July 1, 2016). "Hampton-Dumont School Board OKs sharing superintendent with CAL". WCF Courier. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
9. Miller, Ashley (January 17, 2017). "CAL, Hampton-Dumont to begin whole-grade sharing in 2018". Globe Gazette. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
10. 2020 Track & Field Stat Book

External links

• CAL Community School District