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Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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Rank
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334
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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:
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 (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
190315001986
31
ADM Middle School
Public
7-8
801 Nile Kinnick Dr. S.
Adel
50003
Dallas County
Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 993-3490
343
23
15
20.4%
313 (91.3%)
2 (0.6%)
17 (5.0%)
3 (0.9%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
6 (1.7%)
$10,460
$110
$10,351
81.7
84.8
22
9
193054002163
32
Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School
Public
5-8
501 Heritage Way
Waverly
50677
Bremer County
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 352-3632
699
52
13.5
22.0%
632 (90.4%)
17 (2.4%)
25 (3.6%)
4 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (2.9%)
$11,433
$283
$11,149
81
80.2
38
6
191533002051
33
Jesup Middle School
Public
5-8
531 Prospect
Jesup
50648
Buchanan County
Jesup Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 827-1700
252
16
15.9
20.6%
243 (96.4%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.4%)
$9,239
$118
$9,121
80.9
73.6
71
38
190852002174
34
Dc-G Oak View
Public
7-8
1300 SW County Line Rd
Grimes
50111
Dallas County
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 986-0105
578
32
17.8
16.1%
513 (88.8%)
25 (4.3%)
22 (3.8%)
5 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (2.2%)
$11,541
$246
$11,295
80.7
71
82
48
190339000039
35
Waukon Middle School
Public
6-8
1059 3rd Ave NW
Waukon
52172
Allamakee County
Allamakee Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 568-6321
270
15
18
39.3%
254 (94.1%)
2 (0.7%)
9 (3.3%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.5%)
$12,897
$798
$12,099
80.7
67.7
97
62
191269000766
36
Glenwood Middle School
Public
6-8
400 Sivers Road
Glenwood
51534
Mills County
Glenwood Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 527-4887
451
25
18.2
38.4%
419 (92.9%)
6 (1.3%)
17 (3.8%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.3%)
$12,035
$257
$11,778
80.7
67.3
101
65
193135001825
37
Cascade Junior-Senior High School
Public
6-12
505 Johnson St NW
Cascade
52033
Dubuque County
Western Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 852-3201
395
31
12.9
26.8%
360 (91.1%)
2 (0.5%)
26 (6.6%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.3%)
$17,184
$110
$17,075
80.4
83.6
26
11
190369002186
38
Southview Middle School
Public, Alternative
8-9
1020 SW Cherry St
Ankeny
50023
Polk County
Ankeny Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 965-9635
896
59
15.2
22.2%
707 (78.9%)
24 (2.7%)
80 (8.9%)
23 (2.6%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
59 (6.6%)
$12,827
$357
$12,470
80.2
80.2
37
1
190369002139
39
Prairie Ridge Middle School
Public
6-7
1010 NW Prairie Ridge Dr
Ankeny
50023
Polk County
Ankeny Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 965-9705
1,025
64
16
16.3%
832 (81.2%)
41 (4.0%)
74 (7.2%)
28 (2.7%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
47 (4.6%)
$12,721
$191
$12,529
80.1
81.3
31
8
191722000810
40
Oak Ridge School
Public
7-8
4901 Alburnett Road
Marion
52302
Linn County
Linn-Mar Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 447-3410
526
39
13.5
18.3%
387 (73.6%)
31 (5.9%)
27 (5.1%)
60 (11.4%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
19 (3.6%)
$12,711
$282
$12,430
79.6
73.4
72
32
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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 August 29, 2023, 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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