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C+

Baxter Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Baxter.

Baxter’s Schools page →

Students
471
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,823
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$6.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Baxter Community School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Iowa districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the IA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.1M, about $13,032 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% of the 326 Iowa school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Baxter 984

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Baxter. Grade by grade →

PK–5Baxter Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Baxter High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency63%
State average 63.8% · 319 students tested
Reading / language arts73%
State average 69.7% · 319 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.5% · 46 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,823 per student · 14% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 43%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
463’20
477’21
486’22
487’23
471’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

Baxter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baxter
B+
209 students19:1
Baxter High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Baxter
B
262 students

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Iowa.