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C

Central Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Elkader, Volga, St. Olaf, Garber and Elkport.

Elkader’s School Grade C better than 29% of Iowa school districts

Students
474
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,104
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$5.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Central Community School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Iowa districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.2M, about $10,949 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
CElkader 1,183Volga 199St. Olaf 98Garber 77Elkport 27

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elkader. Grade by grade →

PK–6Central ElementaryThis district
7–12Central Middle School/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 63.8% · 288 students tested
Reading / language arts70%
State average 69.7% · 288 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.5% · 36 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
$13,104 per student · 4% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 50%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
434’20
451’21
473’22
479’23
474’24

Up 9.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%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.

Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elkader
B−
292 students15:1
Central Middle School/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Elkader
C
182 students12:1

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.