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PCM Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Monroe, Prairie City and Reasnor.

Monroe’s School Grade B better than 62% of Iowa school districts

Students
1,077
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,914
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$13M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about PCM Community School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Iowa districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the IA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13M, about $12,035 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Monroe. Grade by grade →

PK–2Monroe Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8PCM Middle SchoolThis district
9–12PCM High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65%
State average 63.8% · 729 students tested
Reading / language arts79%
State average 69.7% · 728 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.5% · 82 in the class

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
$12,914 per student · 6% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 52%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,111’20
1,114’21
1,130’22
1,088’23
1,077’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.