Editing Harlan, Iowa (section)

==Education==

=== Primary or secondary schools ===
{{Main|Harlan Community School District}}
Public schools in Harlan are governed and operated by the [[Harlan Community School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_HARLAN_0.pdf|title=FY20_HARLAN|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-07-31}}</ref> The school district also serves residents of [[Jacksonville, Iowa|Jacksonville]], [[Corley, Iowa|Corley]], [[Defiance, Iowa|Defiance]], [[Panama, Iowa|Panama]], [[Portsmouth, Iowa|Portsmouth]], [[Earling, Iowa|Earling]], and [[Westphalia, Iowa|Westphalia]]. 
As of November 2021, the district has a student enrollment of 1,450. The district's racial demographics are 91.4% White, 5.7% Hispanic, 0.8% African American, and 2% non-white of other minorities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Department of Education - Iowa School Performance Profiles|url=https://www.iaschoolperformance.gov/ECP/StateDistrictSchool/DistrictSummary?k=7795&y=2020|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.iaschoolperformance.gov}}</ref>

The district operates four schools spread amongst two campuses,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harlan Community School District site|url=http://www.harlan.k12.ia.us/home|access-date=2021-11-08|website=www.harlan.k12.ia.us|language=en-US}}</ref>  all in Harlan:

* Harlan Primary School (K-2)
* Harlan Intermediate School (3-5)
* Harlan Community Middle School (6-8)
* Harlan Community High School (9-12)

[[Shelby County Catholic School]] is a private primary and elementary school in Harlan, Iowa. A department of St Michael's Catholic Church, it is the only private school in Harlan.
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