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Wayne Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Corydon, Allerton, Lineville, Clio and Millerton.

Corydon’s School Grade B better than 58% of Iowa school districts

Students
583
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,219
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wayne Community School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $2,772 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Corydon. Grade by grade →

PK–6Wayne Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency73%
State average 63.8% · 397 students tested
Reading / language arts80%
State average 69.7% · 397 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.5% · 36 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
$14,219 per student · 4% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 45%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
609’20
620’21
614’22
613’23
583’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.