School Records

Current School Districts

This list includes all school districts currently in operation in Calhoun County.

• Manson-Northwest Webster (1993 to present):
  • MNW Junior/Senior High School (Manson)
  • MNW Elementary School (Barnum, in Webster County)
• Pocahontas Area Community Schools (1993 to present):
  • Pomeroy Elementary (Pomeroy)
• South Central Calhoun School District (2014 to present):
  • SCC Elementary School (Rockwell City)
  • SCC Middle School (Rockwell City)
  • SCC High School (Lake City)
• Southeast Valley (2014 to present):
  • SE Valley Elementary School (Farnhamville)

Historic School Districts

This list only includes school districts whose central office was in Calhoun County.

• Pomeroy-Palmer (1993 - 2012, merged into Pocahontas Area)
• Rockwell City - Lytton (1993 - 2014, merged with Southern Cal to become South Central Calhoun):
  • Rockwell City-Lytton Elementary School (Rockwell City, now SCC Elementary School)
  • Rockwell City-Lytton Middle School (Lytton, closed in 2009)
  • Rockwell City-Lytton High School (Rockwell City, now SCC Middle School)
• Southern Cal (1993 - 2014, merged with Rockwell City - Lytton to become South Central Calhoun):
  • Southern Cal Elementary School (Lohrville, closed in 2012)
  • Southern Cal Middle School (Lohrville, closed in 2014)
  • Southern Cal High School (Lake City, now SCC High School)

Historic School Buildings and Class Photos

This list includes schools in Calhoun County which are closed, merged into districts, or no longer exist.

• Cedar Valley (between Farnhamville and Sommer, ???? - 1993)
• Farnhamville Public School & High School (Graduates 1926-1942, 1945-1946)
• Jolley Consolidated School (Graduates 1912-1959)
• Lake City Central School and Lake City High School (1903-1993) which became Southern Cal
• Lincoln Elementary School (Lake City)
• Lohrville Public School (Graduates 1899-1980, 1985, 1988, merged 1993 & became Southern Cal)
• Manson Community School (Graduates, incomplete 1887-1975)
• Pomeroy Community School (???? - bef. 1930)
• Pomeroy High School (Graduates 1896-1897, 1899-1900, 1902, 1905-1909, 1913-1921, 1923-1950)
• Rinard Public School (Graduates 1917, 1928, 1932-1938, 1940-1941, 1950, 1952)
• Rockwell City High School
• Rockwell City Elementary School
• Somers Public School (Graduates 1932-1943, 1946-1950, 1986

Historic One-Room Rural School Houses

The modern age of school districts in Iowa began in 1965, when legislation the era of one-room schools. Prior to that, one-room school houses were very popular throughout the county.

This list includes one-room rural school houses in Calhoun County, which closed as transportation improved and education was centralized. District numbers can be found on the plat maps available in the maps section.

Butler Township

• District 6 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 10 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 15 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 19 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 23 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)

Calhoun Township

• District 10 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 12 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 13 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 15 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 26 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 33 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)

Cedar Township

• District 2 (opened before 1911 / closed ???? )
• District 3 (opened before 1891 / closed between 1911 and 1920)
• District 4 (opened between 1920 and 1930 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 6 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1911 and 1920)
• District 13 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 17 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1911 and 1920)
• District 22 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 34 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 36 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)

Center Township

• District 1 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 3 (opened before 1891 / closed before 1911)
• District 7 (opened before 1891 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 10 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 14 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 20 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 21 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 25 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 28 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)

Elm Grove Township

• District 2 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 7 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 9 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 16 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 18 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 30 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1911 and 1920)
• District 31 (opened between 1911 and 1920 / closed after 1934)
• District 33 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 36 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)

Garfield Township

• District 3 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 8 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 11 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 13 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 16 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 19 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1911 and 1920)
• District 26 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 34 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)

Greenfield Township

• District 1 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 4 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 6 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 9 (opened before 1891 / closed before 1911)
• District 15 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 17 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 24 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 32 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 33 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1911 and 1920)
• District 36 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1911 and 1920)

Jackson Township

• District 1 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 4 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 5 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 14 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 15 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 18 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 25 (opened between 1930 and 1934 / closed after 1934)
• District 26 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 28 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)

Lake Creek Township

• District 2 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 6 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 7 (opened before 1891 / closed before 1911)
• District 9 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 14 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 22 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 31 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 34 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 36 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)

Lincoln Township

• District 1 (opened before 1891 / closed before 1911)
• District 4 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 11 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 14 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 21 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 26 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 30 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 33 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)

Logan Township

• District 1 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 4 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 5 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 17 (opened between 1930 and 1934 / closed after 1934)
• District 18 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 21 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 24 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 25 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 30 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 34 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)

Reading Township

• District 5 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 10 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 13 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 15 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 20 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 25 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 28 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)

Sherman Township

• District 4 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 7 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 11 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 13 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 16 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 17 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 27 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 36 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)

Twin Lakes Township

• District 4 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1911 and 1920)
• District 6 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 11 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 15 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 19 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 24 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 27 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)

Union Township

• District 1 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 4 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 6 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 16 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 17 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 23 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1920 and 1930)
• District 25 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 27 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 29 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)

Williams Township

• District 2 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 6 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 9 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 13 (opened before 1911 / closed after 1934)
• District 19 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 21 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 25 (opened before 1911 / closed between 1930 and 1934)
• District 31 (opened before 1911 / between 1920 and 1930)
• District 33 (opened before 1911 / between 1920 and 1930)