The
Le Mars Community School System
is a fully accredited school district. The district includes 4
kindergarten to 5th grade elementary buildings, 1 6th to 8th grade
middle school, and 1 9th to 12th high school. The 2002-03 student
enrollment in grades K-12 was over 2,300 students. The certified staff
numbers at 160.
Elementary School
The district has implemented all day every day kindergarten programming
and is committed to lowering class size at the elementary grades.
Middle School
The middle school’s mission statement of "meeting the needs of young
adolescents" is being accomplished through the implementation of the
middle school concept.
High School
The comprehensive high school offers a full range of academic,
cocurricular, and extracurricular activities in which our students have
experienced a great deal of success over the years.
Lunch & Transportation
The district provides a hot lunch program, transportation for rural
students and a low cost shuttle system for in-town students, and a
support staff of counselors, nurses, psychologists, social workers,
speech and hearing specialists.