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Williamsburg Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Williamsburg and Parnell.

Williamsburg’s School Grade A better than 91% of Iowa school districts

Students
1,213
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,613
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$7.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Williamsburg Community School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the IA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.6M, about $6,281 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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
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GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Williamsburg. Grade by grade →

PK–6Mary Welsh ElementaryThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency79%
State average 63.8% · 840 students tested
Reading / language arts83%
State average 69.7% · 840 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.5% · 102 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
$12,613 per student · 8% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 49%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,190’21
1,216’22
1,235’23
1,213’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Black <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.

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.