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B−

Sidney Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Sidney and Riverton, and parts of Farragut.

Sidney’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Iowa school districts

Students
438
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,861
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$8.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sidney Community School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the IA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.7M, about $19,874 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sidney. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency71%
State average 63.8% · 330 students tested
Reading / language arts73%
State average 69.7% · 330 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.5% · 48 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
$12,861 per student · 6% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 36%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
509’20
515’21
512’22
476’23
438’24

Down 13.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Sidney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sidney
B−
241 students16:1
Sidney Virtual SAC School
Other · Grades K–12 · Sidney
1 students
Sidney High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Sidney
B−
196 students11:1

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.