The district is mostly in northern
Dallas County, with a smaller area in
Boone County, and a small portion of
Greene County. The district serves Perry and the surrounding rural areas, including the towns of
Dawson and
Bouton.[2]
Clark Wicks has been superintendent since 2017, after serving as the part-time superintendent at
Orient-Macksburg Community School District. He formerly served as the principal at Perry Elementary from 1989 to 2012.[3]
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Schools
Perry Elementary School
Perry Middle School
Perry High School
Perry High School
Perry High School is a high school located in the city of
Perry, Iowa.
A
mass shooting occurred on January 4, 2024, at Perry High School in
Perry, Iowa, United States. Seventeen-year-old student Dylan Butler shot five students and three staff members before killing himself. One of the wounded students, a sixth-grader, died the same day and one of the shot staff members, principal Dan Marburger, died 10 days later from injuries sustained during the shooting.[9] It was the first
school shooting of 2024.[10]