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C+

Camanche Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Clinton and Camanche.

Clinton’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Iowa school districts

Students
923
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,298
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$14.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Camanche Community School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Iowa districts
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.2M, about $15,382 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Clinton 24,049C+Camanche 4,557

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsClinton Community School District
6–8Clinton Middle SchoolClinton Community School District
9–12Clinton High SchoolClinton Community School District

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency64%
State average 63.8% · 652 students tested
Reading / language arts68%
State average 69.7% · 652 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.5% · 94 in the class

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
$13,298 per student · 3% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 44%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
944’20
962’21
995’22
946’23
923’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Camanche Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Camanche
B−
358 students12:1
Camanche Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Camanche
C+
256 students14:1
Camanche High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Camanche
C+
309 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

River Bend Community Unit District 2Fulton, Fulton Township, Garden Plain Township
$14,022per student
Central DeWitt Community School DistrictLow Moor
$13,758per student
Erie Community Unit School District 1Cordova Township
$25,420per student

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.