WACO Community School District

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41°09′12″N 91°39′36″W / 41.153353°N 91.660107°W / 41.153353; -91.660107

WACO Community School District
Address
611 N Pearl St.
Wayland
, Iowa, 52654
United States
Coordinates41.153353, -91.660107
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
Established1962
SuperintendentSpencer Lueders
Schools2
Budget$8,059,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1929490[1]
Students and staff
Students505 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers44.49 FTE[1]
Staff40.73 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.35[1]
Athletic conferenceSoutheast Iowa Superconference; North Division
District mascotWarriors
ColorsBlue and White
   
Other information
Affiliation(s)(Boys' sports) IHSAA and (Girls' Sports) IGHSAU
Websitewww.wacocsd.org

The WACO Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Wayland, Iowa. It spans Henry, Washington, and Louisa counties, and serves the towns of Wayland, Crawfordsville, and Olds, and the surrounding rural areas.[2] It also includes the census-designated place of Swedesburg.[3]

Spencer Lueders has been the superintendent since 2025.[4]

Schools

WACO Elementary School

The district operates two schools:[1]

  • WACO Elementary School, Crawfordsville
  • WACO High School, Wayland




Athletics

The Warriors compete in the Southeast Iowa Superconference (North Division), in the following sports:

  • Boys' & Girls' Cross country
  • Girls' Volleyball
  • Boys' & Girls' Wrestling
  • Boys' & Girls' Basketball
  • Boys' & Girls' Track and field
  • Boys' & Girls' Soccer
  • Girls' Softball


The Warriors send their athletes to Washington to compete in the Southeast Conference, in the following sports:

  • Boys' & Girls' Golf
  • Boys' Baseball


For American Football, the Warriors compete in Iowa Class Eight-Player District 5 (As of 2025).[5]

See also

References

  1. "WACO Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. "WACO" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Henry County, IA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2024. - Text list
  4. "Welcome New Superintendent!". www.highlandhuskies.org. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  5. "Football: 2025 & 2026 Districts & Groups". IHSAA. March 5, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.