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Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Ranking (
2024
vs
2023
)
ID
Rank
(of
338
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
Student/
Teacher Ratio
Free/Disc Lunch
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White
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More Races
Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2024
)
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Rank (
2023
)
Rank Change from
2023
SchoolDigger Rating (
2024
)
191851001062
311
Maquoketa Community High School
Public
9-12
600 Washington
Maquoketa
52060
Jackson County
Maquoketa Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 652-2451
495
34
14.4
47.1%
441 (89.1%)
9 (1.8%)
8 (1.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (4.6%)
12 (2.4%)
$15,941
$248
$15,693
11.3
25.3
279
32
190822000435
312
Thomas Jefferson High School
Public
9-12
2501 W Broadway
Council Bluffs
51501
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(712) 328-6493
1,206
64
18.8
57.0%
841 (69.7%)
56 (4.6%)
243 (20.1%)
14 (1.2%)
5 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
46 (3.8%)
$19,012
$712
$18,300
11.3
11.3
310
2
190858000461
313
Central High School
Public
9-12
1120 Main St
Davenport
52803
Scott County
Davenport Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 723-5400
1,431
89
16.1
43.5%
696 (48.6%)
323 (22.6%)
237 (16.6%)
16 (1.1%)
3 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
151 (10.6%)
$15,092
$622
$14,470
9
12.1
306
7
190897002268
314
Virtual Campus
Public, Virtual
9-12
1800 Grand Avenue
Des Moines
50309
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
No
(515) 242-8502
387
21
18.7
64.1%
190 (49.1%)
44 (11.4%)
104 (26.9%)
15 (3.9%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (7.2%)
8.9
5.2
322
8
190654000263
315
Thomas Jefferson High School
Public
9-12
1243 20th ST SW
Cedar Rapids
52404
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 558-2435
1,575
86
18.2
59.7%
772 (49.0%)
448 (28.4%)
171 (10.9%)
26 (1.7%)
2 (0.1%)
13 (0.8%)
138 (8.8%)
$15,251
$1,064
$14,187
8.8
7.8
317
2
193048001714
316
East High School
Public
9-12
214 High St
Waterloo
50703
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 433-2400
1,013
52
19.3
73.6%
383 (37.8%)
324 (32.0%)
166 (16.4%)
6 (0.6%)
2 (0.2%)
36 (3.6%)
96 (9.5%)
$15,126
$451
$14,674
7.6
7.2
318
2
191335002206
317
Iowa Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
306 S. 1st Street
Guttenberg
52052
Clayton County
Clayton Ridge Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
No
(563) 748-1017
1,166
0
30.4%
843 (72.3%)
121 (10.4%)
114 (9.8%)
8 (0.7%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
75 (6.4%)
7.3
15
299
18
190048802306
318
Choice Charter School
Public, Charter
9-12
607 Center Street
Union
50258
Hardin County
Choice Charter Schools
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 850-2545
167
12
14.3
29.3%
118 (70.7%)
15 (9.0%)
20 (12.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.2%)
7.2
(n/a)
192163002292
319
Oelwein Online School
Public, Virtual, Alternative
PK, KG-12
301 6th Ave. SW
Oelwein
50662
Fayette County
Oelwein Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
Yes
(319) 283-3536
136
7
19.3
45.6%
118 (86.8%)
4 (2.9%)
4 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (6.6%)
6.7
13.3
304
15
190858001977
320
North High School
Public
9-12
626 W 53rd St
Davenport
52806
Scott County
Davenport Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 723-5500
1,303
78
16.8
46.0%
622 (47.7%)
331 (25.4%)
181 (13.9%)
33 (2.5%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
131 (10.1%)
$15,075
$611
$14,464
5.2
2.8
327
7
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About our rankings:
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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Educational resources:
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
SchoolDigger data sources
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