Pocahontas Area Community School District (PAC) is a rural public school district headquartered in Pocahontas, Iowa.
The district is mostly in Pocahontas County, with some parts in Calhoun County and very small sections in Palo Alto County. Communities served include Pocahontas, Havelock, Palmer, Plover, Pomeroy and Rolfe."Pocahontas Area ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
it has about 900 students.Home. Pocahontas Area Community School District. Retrieved on July 20, 2018. "The PAC school district serves approximately 900 students kindergarten through twelfth grade."
A school bond referendum is scheduled for November 3, 2026.
History
On July 1, 1989, the Havelock-Plover School District consolidated into the Pocahontas School District, and the resulting district was the Pocahontas Area School District. On July 1, 1993, the Rolfe School District consolidated into the Pocahontas Area district."REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
Ghan Consultants owner Guy Ghan prepared a 2007 report proposing the consolidation of Pocahontas Area and three other school districts, with a single high school west of Pocahontas, though the impetus for this would have been years away.
Circa 2006, the district had 650 students, but circa 2012, there were around 500. At one point the Pocahontas district established a grade-sharing arrangement, in which one district sends its students to another district's school, with the Pomeroy–Palmer Community School District. On July 1, 2012, the Pomeroy-Palmer district consolidated into the Pocahontas Area district. The Pocahontas district kept the Pomeroy school open after the merger.
The district began partial-day sharing, in which students from one district went to another district for some classes, with the Laurens–Marathon Community School District around 2015. In 2017, the L-M and Pocahontas districts began whole grade-sharing, in which one district sent its children to another district for certain grade levels. As a result, Laurens–Marathon sent its high school students to Pocahontas Area High School.
The current secondary building was built in the decade of the 2010s and is meant to be handicap accessible. The original secondary building was built in 1921 and was scheduled to be razed after the new building was complete.
Schools The district operates three schools in Pocahontas: Pocahontas Area Elementary School Pocahontas Area Middle/High School Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center
Pocahontas Area High School
Athletics The Indians compete in the Twin Lakes Conference in the following sports:
Cross Country Girls' 2014 Class 1A State Champions Volleyball Football 1984 Class 1A State Champions Basketball Boys' 1987 Class 1A State Champions Girls 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2016, 2017) Wrestling Track and Field Boys' 1971 Class C State Champions Golf Girls' 2-time Class 1A State Champions (1980, 1981) Baseball Softball
Enrollment
See also List of school districts in Iowa List of high schools in Iowa
References
Further reading Maps of the school district before the Pomeroy–Palmer merger: Main, Detail on Rolfe
External links Pocahontas Area Community School District