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Diagonal Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Diagonal.

Diagonal’s Schools page →

Students
110
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,542
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Diagonal Community School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Iowa districts
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 35% more per student than the IA average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $3,818 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Diagonal. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60–64%
State average 63.8% · 79 students tested
Reading / language arts65–69%
State average 69.7% · 79 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.5% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$18,542 per student · 35% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 45%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 39%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
136’20
130’21
130’22
107’23
110’24

Down 19.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 100%

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.

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.