The Hurley School District is a school district

School district

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 located in Kimball, Wisconsin

Kimball, Wisconsin

Kimball is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 540 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Kimball and Orva are located in the town.-Geography:...

, serving the area around the city of Hurley

Hurley, Wisconsin

Hurley is a city in and the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,818 at the 2000 census. It is directly across the Montreal River from Ironwood, Michigan.-History:...

 in the northern portions of Iron County, Wisconsin

Iron County, Wisconsin

Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 6,861. Its county seat is Hurley.-Geography:According to the U.S...

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The school district consists of a single school

School

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 building, the Hurley K-12 School, located on Range View Drive. This structure is divided into an elementary school

Elementary school

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, middle school

Middle school

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, high school

High school

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 and the Dr. Joseph Lalich Charter School

Charter school

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. The $7 million Hurley K-12 School was originally built in 1991 to combine the J.E. Murphy High School, South Side Elementary and St. Mary's Catholic School

Catholic school

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 all in Hurley, and Roosevelt Elementary School in Montreal

Montreal, Wisconsin

Montreal is a city in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 838 at the 2000 census. The neighborhood of Gile is part of the city; however, it still has its own post office and ZIP code: 54525.-History:...

.

The school mascot is the Midget

Midget

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 and its colors are Orange

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 and Black

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. In 1995, the Midget's football team

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 appeared in the WIAA

Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association

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's Division 5 state championship, losing to Darlington

Darlington, Wisconsin

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 with a score of 63-6.

In August, 2006 the district's five-member school board unanimously agreed that the school grounds should be annexed to the City of Hurley.

Areas served by the Hurley School District

• City of Hurley
  Hurley, Wisconsin
  Hurley is a city in and the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,818 at the 2000 census. It is directly across the Montreal River from Ironwood, Michigan.-History:...
  
  
• City of Montreal
  Montreal, Wisconsin
  Montreal is a city in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 838 at the 2000 census. The neighborhood of Gile is part of the city; however, it still has its own post office and ZIP code: 54525.-History:...
  
  
• Carey
  Carey, Wisconsin
  Carey is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.0 square miles , of which, 41.5 square miles of it is land and 1.5 square miles of it is...
  
  
• Gile
• Gurney
  Gurney, Wisconsin
  Gurney is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 158 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cedar, and Gurney are located in the town.-Geography:...
  
  
• Iron Belt
  Iron Belt, Wisconsin
  Iron Belt is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. Iron Belt is located on Wisconsin Highway 77 southwest of Montreal, in the town of Knight. Iron Belt has a post office with ZIP code 54536. As of the 2010 census, its population was 173....
  
  
• Oma
  Oma, Wisconsin
  Oma is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Pine Lake and Van Buskirk are located in the town.-Geography:...
  
  
• Pence
  Pence, Wisconsin
  Pence is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 198 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Pence is located in the town...
  
  
• Saxon
  Saxon, Wisconsin
  Saxon is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 350 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of Saxon is located in the town.-Culture:Each August, Saxon hosts the Iron County fair....
  
  
• Upson
  Upson, Wisconsin
  Upson is an unincorporated community located in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. Upson is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 77 and Wisconsin Highway 122 southwest of Hurley, in the town of Anderson. Upson had a post office, which closed on March 16, 1985....