The Tri-County Community School District, or Tri-County Community School, is a rural public school district based in Thornburg, Iowa, and serves the towns of Thornburg, What Cheer, Keswick, and Gibson and surrounding areas in eastern Keokuk County, with smaller areas in Mahaska and Powesheik counties.

As for where academics are involved, the Tri-County Community school district as a whole has an average math proficiency score of 64%, versus the Iowa public school average of 76% and a below-average score in reading proficiency, having a score of 70% versus the statewide average of 74%.

At first, the district had four buildings: they were located in Keswick, What Cheer, Gibson, and Thornburg.

The expansion of the school in Thornburg had plans to demolish the North High building, which led to the additions of secondary and elementary classrooms and a library.

The district operates three schools on one campus in Thornburg: The Tri-County Trojans compete in the South Iowa Cedar League Conference in the following sports:[4]