Exira Community School District Explained

Exira Community School District was a school district headquartered in Exira, Iowa. Its schools were Exira Elementary School and Exira Community High School.

In addition to Exira, the district served Brayton.^[1]

History

In the late 1950s or early 1960s the Brayton school consolidated into the Exira district.^[1]

In a period of several years before its end in 2014, the Exira district operated in a financial deficit.^[1] At one point it entered into a grade sharing arrangement with the Elk Horn–Kimballton Community School District, in which students from one district attended school in another district.^[2] On July 1, 2014, it consolidated with the Elk Horn–Kimballton district to form the Exira–Elk Horn–Kimballton Community School District.^[3] 628 people voted in favor and 82 voted against.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anderson, Julie. Iowa towns facing vote on merging school districts know the drill . Omaha World-Herald. 2013-06-17. 2018-06-21. The Exira district has operated in the red for several years and faces pressure from the state to get back on track..
2. Web site: Nelson, Andrew J.. Voters 'make it official,' join two western Iowa school districts. Omaha World-Herald. 2013-06-26. 2018-07-13.
3. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.