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Jesup Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Jesup.

Jesup’s School Grade B better than 64% of Iowa school districts

Students
1,024
Schools
6
Spent per student
$11,672
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$14.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jesup Community School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the IA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.7M, about $14,315 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jesup. Grade by grade →

PK–4Jesup Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Jesup Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Jesup High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency71%
State average 63.8% · 659 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 69.7% · 659 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.5% · 59 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
$11,672 per student · 15% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 49%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,060’20
1,087’21
1,069’22
1,049’23
1,024’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 1%Black 1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

Jesup Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jesup
A−
412 students16:1
Triumph Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fairbank
D
42 students21:1
Perry #1 Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Independence
C
29 students14:1
Prairie Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hazelton
23 students12:1
Jesup Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Jesup
B−
249 students14:1
Jesup High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jesup
A−
269 students15:1

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.