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Olin Consolidated School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Olin.

Olin’s Schools page →

Students
74
Schools
1
Spent per student
$26,675
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
The gist

What stands out about Olin Consolidated School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 2% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 95% more per student than the IA average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 2% 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 below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Olin. Grade by grade →

PK–6Olin Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 63.8% · 35 students tested
Reading / language arts50–59%
State average 69.7% · 35 students tested

95% 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
$26,675 per student · 95% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 51%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
91’20
81’21
92’22
77’23
74’24

Down 18.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Black 4%Hispanic 3%

Schools in the district

1 public school. 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.