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Lenox Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Lenox, Clearfield and Sharpsburg.

Lenox’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Iowa school districts

Students
527
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,481
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$10.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lenox Community School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the IA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.3M, about $19,609 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% 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
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lenox. Grade by grade →

PK–6Lenox Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Lenox High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency73%
State average 63.8% · 311 students tested
Reading / language arts81%
State average 69.7% · 311 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.5% · 41 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
$12,481 per student · 9% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 47%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
502’20
507’21
520’22
528’23
527’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 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.

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.