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C+

Interstate 35 Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves St. Charles, Truro and New Virginia.

St. Charles’ Schools page →

Students
843
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,973
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$12.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Interstate 35 Community School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Iowa districts
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 51.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $12.8M, about $15,136 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
St. Charles 641Truro 509New Virginia 507

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. Charles. Grade by grade →

PK–6Interstate 35 Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Interstate 35 High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency67%
State average 63.8% · 560 students tested
Reading / language arts72%
State average 69.7% · 560 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.5% · 59 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
$13,973 per student · 2% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 40%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 47%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
555’20
600’21
608’22
597’23
843’24

Up 51.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

Interstate 35 Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Truro
C−
458 students14:1
Interstate 35 High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Truro
C+
385 students14:1

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.