The NorthwoodâÂÂKensett Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Northwood, Iowa.
The district is completely within Worth County, and serves Northwood, Kensett and the surrounding rural areas.
Michael Crozier became the superintendent of the Northwood-Kensett Community School District in 2013, and suffered a heart attack a week after moving to Northwood. In 2019, the district entered a superintendent sharing agreement with St. Ansgar Community School District, and Mr. Crozier now splits his time between the two districts.
NorthwoodâÂÂKensett Community School District follows a council-manager government where five Board of Education members appoint a superintendent to carry out district operations on a day-to-day basis. The current board members are Bradley Christianson (President), Cindy Byrne (Vice-President), Shana Brunsvold, Susan Kliment, and Jamie Nelson. The current superintendent is Tony Hiatt.
The district operates two schools, in one facility in Northwood:
The Vikings participate in the Top of Iowa Conference in the following sports: