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Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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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
Average Standard
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2024
)
Average Standard
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2023
)
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2023
)
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192664001549
51
South Hamilton Middle And High School
Public
7-12
315 Division St
Jewell
50130
Hamilton County
South Hamilton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 827-5418
315
23
13.4
26.0%
266 (84.4%)
1 (0.3%)
33 (10.5%)
3 (1.0%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.2%)
$14,740
$192
$14,548
76.7
85.1
15
36
193102001808
52
West Lyon Junior High School
Public
7-8
1787 182nd Street
Inwood
51240
Lyon County
West Lyon Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 753-4917
134
6
22.2
31.3%
124 (92.5%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (6.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.5%)
$8,361
$50
$8,311
76.7
68.5
95
43
190543000928
53
West Hancock Middle School
Public
5-8
423 E. 5th St.
Kanawha
50447
Hancock County
West Hancock Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 762-3261
168
13
12.6
47.6%
125 (74.4%)
2 (1.2%)
36 (21.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.0%)
$13,769
$334
$13,435
76.4
84.8
16
37
190651000229
54
Peet Junior High School
Public
7-9
525 E Seerley Blvd
Cedar Falls
50613
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 553-2710
690
49
14
25.1%
578 (83.8%)
30 (4.3%)
18 (2.6%)
22 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.6%)
38 (5.5%)
$12,622
$245
$12,377
76.3
79.4
41
13
190375000082
55
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School
Public
6-8
215 10th St
Aplington
50604
Butler County
Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 347-6621
176
14
12.1
28.4%
162 (92.0%)
3 (1.7%)
4 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (4.0%)
$12,819
$142
$12,677
76.3
75.3
58
3
191366002065
56
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School
Public
5-8
509 Main St.
Sanborn
51248
O'Brien County
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 930-3281
171
13
13.1
54.4%
136 (79.5%)
3 (1.8%)
26 (15.2%)
2 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.3%)
$30,374
$160
$30,215
76.1
62.1
130
74
190696000308
57
Central Lyon Secondary School
Public
7-12
1010 S Greene Street
Rock Rapids
51246
Lyon County
Central Lyon Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 472-2664
364
26
14
23.9%
338 (92.9%)
6 (1.6%)
13 (3.6%)
1 (0.3%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.3%)
3 (0.8%)
$22,953
$660
$22,293
76
70.2
88
31
191350000822
58
Harlan Community Middle School
Public
6-8
2108 Durant Street
Harlan
51537
Shelby County
Harlan Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 755-3196
343
21
16.3
39.9%
302 (88.0%)
4 (1.2%)
25 (7.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.2%)
$12,934
$172
$12,761
75.8
77.4
50
8
193090001787
59
West Delaware Middle School
Public
5-8
1101 Doctor St
Manchester
52057
Delaware County
West Delaware County Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 927-3515
372
31
12
34.7%
345 (92.7%)
5 (1.3%)
12 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.7%)
$12,591
$293
$12,298
75.8
71.6
77
18
191035000661
60
East Union Middle-High School
Public
6-12
1916 High School Dr
Afton
50830
Union County
East Union Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 347-8421
242
22
10.8
54.5%
224 (92.6%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.1%)
$14,506
$132
$14,373
75.8
57.3
162
102
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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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