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AGWSR Community School District, Iowa, elections

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AGWSR Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 643 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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AGWSR Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Grundy, Hardin, Butler, and Franklin counties). During the 2024 school year, 643 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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AGWSR Community School District, District 1

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for AGWSR Community School District, District 1 (2 seats)

Gabby Fistler and Michael Janssen are running in the general election for AGWSR Community School District, District 1 on November 4, 2025.

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Michael Janssen (Nonpartisan)

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AGWSR Community School District, District 2

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for AGWSR Community School District, District 2

Eric Olson is running in the general election for AGWSR Community School District, District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The AGWSR Community School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tim Diamond2027
Matt Rose2027
Eric Minteer20232027
Pat Scallon20232027
Gabby Fistler2025
Lanae Metzgar2025
Josh Meyer2025

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Overlapping state house districts

AGWSR Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 54Joshua MeggersRepublican Party 65% 15%
Iowa House of Representatives District 55Shannon LathamRepublican Party 29% 5%
Iowa House of Representatives District 57Pat GrassleyRepublican Party 6% 2%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,851,000 $2,683 14%
Local: $6,372,000 $9,235 48%
State: $4,902,000 $7,104 37%
Total: $13,125,000 $19,022
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,720,000 $18,434
Total Current Expenditures: $8,743,000 $12,671
Instructional Expenditures: $5,291,000 $7,668 42%
Student and Staff Support: $613,000 $888 5%
Administration: $1,077,000 $1,560 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,762,000 $2,553 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,425,000 $3,514
Construction: $1,032,000 $1,495
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $513,000 $743
Interest on Debt: $108,000 $156

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 60 PS 21-39 PS 62
2018-2019 69 40-59 >=50 70-74
2017-2018 84 PS 60-79 >=50 85-89
2016-2017 84 PS 60-79 PS 85-89
2015-2016 85 PS 60-79 PS 85-89
2014-2015 85 PS PS >=80 PS 85-89
2013-2014 85 PS PS >=90 PS 85-89
2012-2013 84 PS PS >=80 PS 85-89
2011-2012 83 PS PS 60-79 PS 80-84
2010-2011 85 PS 70-79 PS 85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 69 PS 40-59 PS 69
2018-2019 70 40-59 >=50 70-74
2017-2018 76 PS 60-79 >=50 75-79
2016-2017 81 PS 40-59 PS 80-84
2015-2016 80 PS 60-79 PS 80-84
2014-2015 78 PS PS 60-79 PS 75-79
2013-2014 82 PS PS >=90 PS 80-84
2012-2013 77 PS PS >=80 PS 75-79
2011-2012 73 PS PS 60-79 PS 70-74
2010-2011 80 PS 80-89 PS 80-84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=50 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 >=50 >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 643 -1.1
2022-2023 650 -6.2
2021-2022 690 -1.3
2020-2021 699 4.1
2019-2020 670 2.1
2018-2019 656 -7.2
2017-2018 703 3.6
2016-2017 678 -1.6
2015-2016 689 -0.3
2014-2015 691 5.2
2013-2014 655 0.5
2012-2013 652 -1.8
2011-2012 664 0.2
2010-2011 663 1.2
2009-2010 655 9.6
2008-2009 592 -4.4
2007-2008 618 -1.1
2006-2007 625 -8.6
2005-2006 679 -3.4
2004-2005 702 -2.1
2003-2004 717 -5.2
2002-2003 754 -5.0
2001-2002 792 35.7
2000-2001 509 -10.4
1999-2000 562 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE AGWSR Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.5
Black 0.0 7.0
Hispanic 9.3 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 2.2 5.0
White 88.5 71.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, AGWSR Community School District had 53.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.01.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.50
Kindergarten: 4.73
Elementary: 27.08
Secondary: 18.25
Total: 53.56

AGWSR Community School District employed 3.50 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.50
District Administrative Support: 1.40
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 26.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.33
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.99
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.98
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.00
Other Support Services: 17.65

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The AGWSR Community School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Agwsr Elementary At Wellsburg68PK-2
Agwsr Elementary School204KG-5
Agwsr High School1929-12
Agwsr Middle School1446-8
The Cougars Den35PK-KG


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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