Melcher-Dallas Community School District
Serves Melcher-Dallas.
Melcher-Dallas’ School Grade D better than 12% of Iowa school districts
What stands out about Melcher-Dallas Community School District
- Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Iowa districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 13.5% since 2020–21
- Debt of $7.1M, about $23,049 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D: better than 12% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Melcher-Dallas. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. IA
2021–22 · class of 2023100% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 13.5% since 2020–21.
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.