Spencer Community School District

For the Michigan district formerly known as the Spencer School District, see Willow Run Community Schools.

41.662855°N 92.018800°W / 41.662855; -92.018800

Spencer Community School District
Location
Spencer, Iowa Iowa County United States
Coordinates	41.662855, -92.018800
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Terry Hemann
Schools	5
Budget	$32,213,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID	1926910[1]
Students and staff
Students	2341 (2022-2023)[1]
Teachers	150.22 FTE[1]
Staff	191.21 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio	15.58[1]
Athletic conference	Lakes Conference
District mascot	Tigers
Colors	Purple and Gold
Other information
Website	spencerschools.org

Spencer Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Spencer, Iowa.

The district, entirely in Clay County, serves Spencer, Dickens, Gillett Grove, and a small part of Fostoria.^[2]

On July 1, 2010, the South Clay Community School District dissolved, with a portion going to the Spencer district.^[3]

Schools

• Spencer High School(9th-12th)
• Spencer Middle School(6th-8th)
• Lincoln Elementary(3rd-5th)
• Fairveiw Elementary(1st-2nd)
• Johnson Elementary (Preschool, KinderKids, & Kindergarten)
• It formerly operated Jefferson Elementary School.^[4]

The school's mascot is the Tigers. Their colors are purple and gold.

Spencer High School

Extracurricular activities

FFA

Band (Concert Band, Pep Band, and Marching Band)

Choir

Drama

Speech

Debate

Mock Trial

Athletics

The Tigers compete in the Lakes Conference in the following sports:^[5]

• Baseball
  • 2-time Class 3A State Champions (1990, 1997)^[6]
• Basketball (boys and girls)
• Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Girls' - 1978 Class 3A State Champions
• Football
  • 1994 Class 3A State Champions^[7]
• Golf (boys and girls)
• Soccer (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 2009 Class 2A State Champions^[8]
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (boys and girls)
• Tennis (boys and girls)
• Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Boys' 3-time Class 3A State Champions (1987, 1988, 2002)^[9]
• Volleyball (girls)
• Wrestling

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa

References

1. "Spencer Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
2. "Spencer." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 21, 2018.
3. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
4. "Home". Jefferson Elementary School. December 6, 1998. Archived from the original on December 6, 1998. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
5. "Lakes Conference". Lakes Conference. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
7. "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
8. "2020 Soccer Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 12, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
9. "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

External links

• Spencer Community School District
• Spencer Community School District (spencer.k12.ia.us) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)