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Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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2024
vs
2023
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ID
Rank
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337
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
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# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
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2024
)
Average Standard
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2023
)
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2023
)
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1
Grundy Center Middle School
Public
5-8
1006 M Ave
Grundy Center
50638
Grundy County
Grundy Center Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 825-5464
212
16
13.3
20.8%
205 (96.7%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
$12,086
$134
$11,952
93.3
91.5
3
2
191251001471
2
Gilbert Middle School
Public
6-8
201 E. Mathews
Gilbert
50105
Story County
Gilbert Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 232-0540
409
25
16.1
7.8%
352 (86.1%)
9 (2.2%)
21 (5.1%)
18 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.2%)
$12,292
$237
$12,056
92.3
90.9
5
3
192487001424
3
Roland-Story Middle School
Public
5-8
206 S Main St
Roland
50236
Story County
Roland-Story Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 388-4348
317
20
16
23.3%
276 (87.1%)
8 (2.5%)
19 (6.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (3.8%)
$10,323
$139
$10,183
91.1
82.8
23
20
190894000513
4
Denver Middle School
Public
6-8
800 Longview Drive
Denver
50622
Bremer County
Denver Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 984-6041
207
10
21
14.5%
199 (96.1%)
1 (0.5%)
2 (1.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.9%)
$9,191
$24
$9,168
90.4
92.4
1
3
192181001299
5
Orient-Macksburg Senior High School
Public
7-12
201 S. School Street
Orient
50858
Adair County
Orient-Macksburg Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(641) 352-4800
66
0
65.2%
61 (92.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.0%)
$15,650
$175
$15,474
90.3
28.2
270
265
192901002244
6
Van Meter Middle School
Public
6-8
520 1st Ave
Van Meter
50261
Dallas County
Van Meter Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 996-2221
227
6
39.1
5.3%
207 (91.2%)
2 (0.9%)
10 (4.4%)
3 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
4 (1.8%)
$7,390
$259
$7,131
90.1
91.3
4
2
191803001994
7
Lynnville-Sully Middle School
Public
6-8
12476 Hwy F62 E
Sully
50251
Jasper County
Lynnville-Sully Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 594-4445
117
8
14
21.4%
115 (98.3%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
$10,764
$205
$10,559
90
88.8
6
1
192311001361
8
Pleasant Valley Junior High School
Public
7-8
3501 Wisconsin Street
LeClaire
52753
Scott County
Pleasant Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 332-0200
856
53
16
11.8%
649 (75.8%)
27 (3.2%)
52 (6.1%)
94 (11.0%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
32 (3.7%)
$10,678
$189
$10,489
89.9
88
9
1
192004001178
9
Mount Vernon Middle School
Public
5-8
525 Palisades Road SW
Mount Vernon
52314
Linn County
Mount Vernon Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 895-6254
397
26
15.2
17.4%
354 (89.2%)
4 (1.0%)
11 (2.8%)
4 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (5.3%)
$12,017
$516
$11,501
89.6
88.4
7
2
190456000120
10
Bedford High School
Public
6-12
906 Pennsylvania St
Bedford
50833
Taylor County
Bedford Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 523-2656
243
22
11.1
35.4%
232 (95.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.5%)
$15,158
$335
$14,824
88.7
84.3
18
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISASP English Language Arts, ISASP Mathematics, ISASP Science test scores released by the Iowa Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Iowa Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Education.
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