Editing Goldfield, Iowa (section)

==Education==
The community is within the [[Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District]]. It was in the Goldfield Community School District until July 1, 1993, when it merged into the [[Clarion–Goldfield Community School District]]. That in turn merged with the [[Dows Community School District]] on July 1, 2014.<ref>"[https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf |date=2019-02-09 }}." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.</ref>

Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community Schools serve the educational needs of the Goldfield community. The Goldfield Community School provided K–12 education from 1912 to 1981. In 1956 the present Goldfield school building was built. In 1981 Goldfield Community School began whole grade sharing with Clarion Community Schools, the first such arrangement in the state. Clarion is located {{convert|8|mi|km}} East of Goldfield on Highway 3. At that time Goldfield students in grades 9–12 attended Clarion High School during the morning and returned to Goldfield later for a class and extracurricular activities. In 1986 middle school students joined the high school students in Clarion. In 1993 the Clarion and Goldfield districts passed a merger and reorganized into the Clarion–Goldfield Community School District. The merger was passed by 89% and 99% in each district respectively. An elementary school program was maintained in Goldfield. In 2002, 3rd grade for the entire district was combined in the Goldfield Elementary to greater utilize the building. The Goldfield building was closed in 2008, with all students attending all classes in Clarion. The Clarion–Goldfield and Dows community school districts merged into the Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District in 2014 after 9 years of whole grade sharing. The Clarion–Goldfield–Dows School District had a certified enrollment (K–12) of 943 students in 2018–19.