North Mahaska Community School District is located in New Sharon, IA. The North Mahaska district includes the towns of New Sharon, Barnes City, Taintor and Lacey. North Mahaska serves nearly 600 students in grades kindergarten through 12.

North Mahaska is a member of the South Iowa Cedar League

South Iowa Cedar League

The South Iowa Cedar League is a high school athletic conference in south central and southeastern Iowa. The conference is made up of mostly 1A schools, as well as a few 2A schools ....

, and its sports mascot is the Warhawks. North Mahaska has been very successful in athletics in recent years. The football team has one state championship in Class A in 2005. They were Class A runner-ups in 1989, 1995 and 2004. They have qualified for the state playoffs in class A and 1A several years. In volleyball, they were state runner-ups in 2004 and qualified for the state tournament in 2003. In boys basketball, they qualified for the state tournament in 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, winning the state 1A championship in 2005. The softball team qualified for the state 1A tournament in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. The baseball team qualified for the state tournament in 2005. The girls basketball team participated in the 2011 state tournament.

North Mahaska's Jazz Band has won the 2009 and 2011 Class 1A State Championships.