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Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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2023
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ID
Rank
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334
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
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Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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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
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121
East Marshall Middle School
Public
6-8
225 S Elm
Gilman
50106
Marshall County
East Marshall Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 498-7483
165
11
14.4
36.4%
140 (84.8%)
1 (0.6%)
16 (9.7%)
1 (0.6%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.6%)
$11,474
$89
$11,385
63.1
52.9
169
48
192316001403
122
Pleasantville Middle School
Public
7-8
415 Jones St
Pleasantville
50225
Marion County
Pleasantville Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 848-0528
114
7
16.6
30.7%
104 (91.2%)
2 (1.8%)
5 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.6%)
$6,497
$87
$6,410
63
70.2
85
37
193051002116
123
South Middle School
Public
6-7
2350 SE LA Grant Parkway
Waukee
50263
Dallas County
Waukee Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 987-3222
909
61
14.9
25.6%
571 (62.8%)
79 (8.7%)
76 (8.4%)
105 (11.6%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
76 (8.4%)
$12,239
$285
$11,954
63
73.1
76
47
191485000910
124
Iowa Valley Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
359 E Hilton St
Marengo
52301
Iowa County
Iowa Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 642-3332
229
20
11.6
36.2%
205 (89.5%)
3 (1.3%)
17 (7.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.7%)
$14,626
$333
$14,293
63
68.3
94
30
190891000509
125
Denison Middle School
Public
6-8
1201 North 16th Street
Denison
51442
Crawford County
Denison Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 263-9393
502
31
15.9
66.5%
142 (28.3%)
20 (4.0%)
325 (64.7%)
12 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.6%)
$11,728
$298
$11,430
62.9
57
146
21
190948000976
126
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
Public
6-8
2001 Radford Rd
Dubuque
52002
Dubuque County
Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 552-5000
1,093
78
13.9
31.0%
905 (82.8%)
51 (4.7%)
52 (4.8%)
18 (1.6%)
2 (0.2%)
14 (1.3%)
50 (4.6%)
$12,763
$322
$12,441
62.7
65
108
18
190549000174
127
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
1090 Jackson St
Brooklyn
52211
Poweshiek County
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 522-7058
265
19
14.2
34.7%
245 (92.5%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.5%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
6 (2.3%)
$15,368
$55
$15,313
62.5
26.7
269
142
190309002236
128
Adair-Casey Junior High School
Public
7-8
3384 Indigo Ave.
Adair
50002
Guthrie County
Adair-Casey Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 746-2241
103
12
8.4
33.0%
89 (86.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (8.7%)
2 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.9%)
$15,173
$293
$14,879
62.2
35.1
248
120
193051002222
129
Timberline School
Public, Alternative
8-9
2605 SE LA Grant Parkway
Waukee
50263
Dallas County
Waukee Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 987-9444
889
60
14.8
25.5%
564 (63.4%)
96 (10.8%)
74 (8.3%)
83 (9.3%)
4 (0.4%)
2 (0.2%)
66 (7.4%)
$11,911
$176
$11,734
62.2
70.4
84
45
191366002065
130
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
(n/a)
(712) 930-3281
174
13
13.3
50.6%
143 (82.2%)
1 (0.6%)
22 (12.6%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
6 (3.4%)
$30,374
$160
$30,215
62.1
46
206
76
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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 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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