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C−

Perry Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Perry, Bouton and Dawson, and parts of Berkley.

Perry’s School Grade C− better than 19% of Iowa school districts

Students
1,735
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,213
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$20.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Perry Community School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.5M, about $11,810 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Perry 8,208Bouton 127Dawson 114

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Perry. Grade by grade →

PK–5Perry ElementaryThis district
6–8Perry Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Perry High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 63.8% · 1,135 students tested
Reading / language arts68%
State average 69.7% · 1,132 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.5% · 120 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
$14,213 per student · 4% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 61%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,711’20
1,736’21
1,746’22
1,827’23
1,735’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 51%White 40%Black 5%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Perry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Perry
C
816 students13:1
Perry Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Perry
C−
370 students14:1
Perry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Perry
C−
549 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.