Elgin, Iowa
Elgin and the neighboring towns of Clermont and Wadena made up the Valley Community School district. Due to smaller class sizes and less aid from the state of Iowa, Valley combined services in 2013 with the nearby North Fayette School district, which comprises the towns of West Union, Hawkeye and Fayette. The combined district is now called North Fayette Valley, with the middle school being in Elgin and the high school in West Union. The school's mascot is now called the Tigerhawks (from a combination of the two schools' mascots, the Tigers and the Hawks, respectively).