Perry Community School District

The Perry Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Perry, Iowa, United States.

Perry Community School District
Location
Perry, Iowa Dallas, Boone, and Greene counties United States
Coordinates	41°50′29″N 94°04′51″W
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Clark Wicks
Schools	3
Budget	$30,485,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID	1922530[1]
Students and staff
Students	1812 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers	133.58 FTE[1]
Staff	147.45 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.56[1]
Athletic conference	Heart of Iowa Conference
District mascot	Bluejay
Colors	Blue and white
Other information
Website	www.perry.k12.ia.us

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]

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.

Perry High School was the victim of a school shooting on January 4, 2024. The Perry High School shooting was the first school shooting of 2024. There were 3 deaths which included the perpetrator, Dylan Butler.

Athletics

The Bluejays compete in the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference in the following sports:^[4]

Fall sports

• Cross country (boys' and girls')
• Swimming (girls')
• Volleyball (girls')
• Football

Winter sports

• Basketball (boys' and girls')
  • Boys' – 1988 Class 2A State Champions^[5]
  • Girls' – 2-time State Champions (1930, 2002)^[6]
• Wrestling
• Swimming (boys')

Spring sports

• Track and field
  • Boys' – 1962 Class A State Champions^[7]
• Golf
  • Boys' – 1983 Class 3A State Champions^[8]
• Soccer
• Baseball
• Softball

Shooting

This section is an excerpt from Perry High School shooting.[edit]

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]

The shooting occurred during a morning breakfast program at the school. The shooter, Dylan Butler, was armed with a pump-action shotgun, a small-caliber handgun and an improvised explosive device.^[11]

Notable alumni

• Sam Brinton, former deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa