K-12 Education in the Iowa Lakes Corridor

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LIVE I RESOURCES Overview \| K - 12 Education \| Higher Education \| Libraries \| Healthcare \| Financial Services K-12 Education K-12 education in the Iowa Lakes Corridor region is first class. Residents of this area have committed time and time again to providing quality education - facilities, programs, and teachers - for its children through bond issues, school foundations, booster clubs and property taxes. For a list of all of the public school districts in the region click here. K-12 schools in the region boast some of the highest graduation rates in Iowa and the country as well as high percentage of students completing ACT test and posting scores above the national average. Some examples of excellence in K-12 schools in the region are: Armstrong-Ringsted - 100% graduation rate in 2005 Clay-Central Everly - elementary named a 'Blue Ribbon School'; provides every high school student with a laptop computer; 100% graduation rate in 2005 Estherville-Lincoln - 99.1% graduation rate in 2005; school bond issue passed December 2006 by 82% Harris-Lake Park Schools - No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School 2004 & Iowa Exemplary Music Award 2002 Okoboji schools excellent fine arts program includes instrumental and vocal programs, musical productions, art programs, speech and drama activities and a debate team and 500 seat auditorium has state-of-the-art sound and lighting technology for school and community performances Sioux Central - offers 63 college credits on campus Spencer - new middle school opened 2006-07 school year Spirit Lake - well-known internationally for its wind turbine generation on campus; new SAMI performing arts center opens November 2007 Click here for a listing of area schools the Iowa Lakes Corridor. CONGRATULATIONS TO CLAY CENTRAL EVERLY ELEMENTARY 'BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL' St. Marys High School Ranked 12^th in the state by the Des Moines Register for highest average grades for college freshmen

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