Western Dubuque Community School District
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School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
based in Farley
Farley, Iowa
Farley is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,334 at the 2000 census, but is now estimated to be 1,415...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). The district, which operates schools in western Dubuque County, is the largest school district (by area) in Iowa. As of the 2007-2008 school year, WD has 2,776 students enrolled in its schools.
General information
Delaware County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,764 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,028 housing units, of which 7,062 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, northeastern Jones County
Jones County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 20,638 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,911 housing units, of which 8,151 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, northwestern Jackson County
Jackson County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 19,848 in the county, with a population density of . There were 9,415 housing units, of which 8,289 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, and extreme southeastern Clayton County
Clayton County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 18,129 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,999 housing units, of which 7,599 were occupied.-2000 census:...
. This area includes the towns of: Balltown
Balltown, Iowa
Balltown is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 73 at the 2000 census...
, Bankston
Bankston, Iowa
Bankston is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 27 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bankston is located at ....
, Bernard
Bernard, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 112 in the city, with a population density of 1120/sq mi . There were 56 housing units, of which 50 were occupied.The racial makeup of the city in the 2010 census was 100.0% White American....
, Cascade
Cascade, Iowa
Cascade is a city in Dubuque County and Jones County, Iowa, United States. The Dubuque County portion is part of Dubuque Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Jones County portion is part of Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,958 at the 2000 census, but is now...
, Centralia
Centralia, Iowa
Centralia is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 101 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Centralia is located at ....
, Dyersville
Dyersville, Iowa
Dyersville is a city in eastern Delaware and western Dubuque Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,035 at the 2000 census and was estimated to be 4,167 in 2006....
, Epworth
Epworth, Iowa
Epworth is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,428 at the 2000 census, but is now estimated to be 1,589 ....
, Farley
Farley, Iowa
Farley is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,334 at the 2000 census, but is now estimated to be 1,415...
, Holy Cross
Holy Cross, Iowa
Holy Cross is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 339 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holy Cross is located at ....
, Luxemburg
Luxemburg, Iowa
Luxemburg is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 246 at the 2000 census...
, New Vienna
New Vienna, Iowa
New Vienna is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 400 at the 2000 census. New Vienna is home to the Saint Boniface Catholic Church...
, Peosta
Peosta, Iowa
Peosta is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, and an exurb of the city of Dubuque. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,377 in the 2010 census, an increase of 111.5% from 651 in the 2000 census...
, Rickardsville
Rickardsville, Iowa
Rickardsville is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rickardsville is located at ....
, and Worthington
Worthington, Iowa
Worthington is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census. Iowa Highway 136's route takes it through Worthington, which is north of Cascade and south of Dyersville.-History:...
(all in Dubuque County).
The district currently operates:
- 6 elementary schoolsPrimary educationA primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
- 2 middle schoolMiddle schoolMiddle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
s - 2 high schoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
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WD is governed by a 5-member elected school board
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
and is managed by an appointed Superintendent of Schools. Current school board members include: Jeanne Coppola, Gary McAndrew, Mark Knuth, Robert McCabe, and Barb Weber. The Superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
of Schools is Jeff Corkery.
Enrollment
Recent developments
Recently, there has been some debate over whether or not the town of Dyersville, IowaDyersville, Iowa
Dyersville is a city in eastern Delaware and western Dubuque Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,035 at the 2000 census and was estimated to be 4,167 in 2006....
should remain a part of the Western Dubuque Community School District. Some residents of the town have publicly expressed feeling "neglected" or "ignored" by the WD school board. The debate seems to stem from the fact that Dyersville lacks a full K-5 elementary school, the elementary school was K-1. A new elementary school is now built in Dyersville, it was opened fall 2011. It is located near US Highway 20.
Elementary schools
- http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/BES.htm Bernard Elementary School
- http://chs.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/ces/index.html Cascade Elementary School
- http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/DES.htm Drexler Elementary School
- http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/DYERS.htm Dyersville Elementary School
- http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/EES.htm Epworth Elementary School
- http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/PES.htm Peosta Elementary School
Middle schools
- http://www.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Schools/DMS.htm Drexler Middle School
- http://chs.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/ Cascade Junior High School
High schools
- http://chs.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/ Cascade High School
- http://bobcat.w-dubuque.k12.ia.us/Western Dubuque High SchoolWestern Dubuque High SchoolWestern Dubuque High School is a four-year public high school located in Epworth, Iowa. It is one of two high schools in the Western Dubuque Community School District, and enrolls 770 students in grades 9-12...