The Southland School District, Independent School District 500, is a comprehensive community public school district

School district

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 in Mower County

Mower County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,603 people, 15,582 households, and 10,315 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 16,251 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

 of southeastern Minnesota

Minnesota

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, United States

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, covering an area of approximately 200 square miles (518 km²).

The district was established in 1971 by the consolidation of three previously separate school districts in Adams

Adams, Minnesota

Adams is a city in Adams Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 787 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

, Elkton

Elkton, Minnesota

Elkton is a city in Marshall Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 141 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

 and Rose Creek

Rose Creek, Minnesota

Rose Creek is a city in Windom Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 394 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

. Each one of the original districts operated their own elementary and high schools until 1973, when responsibilities were divided to serve grades 1-6 in Rose Creek, grades 7 and 8 in Elkton and grades 9-12 in Adams

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data) are:

Early Childhood PreSchool Center

• Early Childhood Center in Adams, offering classes Birth-5. 30+ students.

Elementary School

• Southland Elementary School

in Rose Creek, Minneosta.

Grades PK-5.

350+ students.

• • Randy Juhl, Principal

Middle School
Southland Middle School

in Adams, Minnesota.

Grades 6-8.

400+ students

• • Keith Fleming, principal

High School
Southland Senior High School

in Adams, Minnesota

Grades K-12.

400+ students

• • Keith Fleming, principal