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West Hancock Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Britt and Kanawha.

Britt’s School Grade A better than 91% of Iowa school districts

Students
629
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,960
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about West Hancock Community School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the IA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $569 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Britt. Grade by grade →

5–8West Hancock Middle SchoolThis district
9–12West Hancock High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency80%
State average 63.8% · 359 students tested
Reading / language arts80%
State average 69.7% · 359 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.5% · 40 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
$11,960 per student · 13% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 46%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
623’20
605’21
599’22
628’23
629’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 3%Black 1%

Schools in the district

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

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.