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C−

Corning Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Corning and Carbon.

Corning’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Iowa school districts

Students
405
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,094
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$18.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Corning Community School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Iowa districts
  • Spends 17% more per student than the IA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $18.8M, about $46,328 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Corning 1,511Carbon 33

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Corning. Grade by grade →

PK–5Corning Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Southwest Valley High schoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 63.8% · 244 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 69.7% · 244 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.5% · 47 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
$16,094 per student · 17% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 34%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 28%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
420’20
431’21
420’22
405’23
405’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 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.

Corning Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Corning
B−
210 students10:1
Southwest Valley High school
High · Grades 9–12 · Corning
C−
195 students13:1

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.