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Ar-We-Va Community School District, Iowa, elections

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Ar-We-Va Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 248 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Ar-We-Va Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Carroll and Crawford counties). During the 2024 school year, 248 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

Elections

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Ar-We-Va Community School District, At-large

General election

General election for Ar-We-Va Community School District, At-large (2 seats)

Ryan Hagge and Danielle Schrad ran in the general election for Ar-We-Va Community School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Ryan Hagge (Nonpartisan)
Danielle Schrad (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Ar-We-Va Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Casey Bruch
Brad Hinners
Gregg Oeser
Denise Ragaller
Danielle Schrad

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District map

Overlapping state house districts

Ar-We-Va Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 12Steven HoltRepublican Party 70% 8%
Iowa House of Representatives District 11Craig WilliamsRepublican Party 30% 4%

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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: $626,000 $2,587 12%
Local: $2,939,000 $12,145 55%
State: $1,736,000 $7,174 33%
Total: $5,301,000 $21,905
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,900,000 $16,115
Total Current Expenditures: $2,757,000 $11,392
Instructional Expenditures: $1,728,000 $7,140 44%
Student and Staff Support: $126,000 $520 3%
Administration: $284,000 $1,173 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $619,000 $2,557 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $464,000 $1,917
Construction: $44,000 $181
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $20,000 $82
Interest on Debt: $51,000 $210

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 (%)
2021-2022 75-79 PS 60-79 PS PS 75-79
2020-2021 70-74 PS 60-79 PS >=50 75-79
2018-2019 70-74 PS 40-59 PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 80-84 PS 60-79 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 80-84 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2015-2016 80-84 PS >=50 80-84
2014-2015 85-89 PS >=50 90-94
2013-2014 80-84 <50 >=50 90-94
2012-2013 80-84 PS <50 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 <50 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 >=50 80-84

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 (%)
2021-2022 80-84 PS 60-79 PS PS 85-89
2020-2021 80-84 PS >=80 PS >=50 80-84
2018-2019 65-69 PS 40-59 PS PS 70-74
2017-2018 80-84 PS 60-79 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2015-2016 85-89 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2013-2014 75-79 >=50 >=50 80-84
2012-2013 75-79 PS <50 75-79
2011-2012 80-84 <50 80-84
2010-2011 75-79 <50 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 (%)
2021-2022 >=80 PS PS >=50
2020-2021 >=80 PS >=50
2019-2020 >=80 PS PS >=50
2018-2019 >=50 PS >=50
2017-2018 >=50 >=50
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=50 PS >=50
2014-2015 >=50 >=50
2013-2014 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 >=80 PS >=80
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS >=80

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 248 2.0
2022-2023 243 0.4
2021-2022 242 -1.7
2020-2021 246 2.4
2019-2020 240 8.3
2018-2019 220 -27.7
2017-2018 281 -6.4
2016-2017 299 1.3
2015-2016 295 -4.4
2014-2015 308 1.0
2013-2014 305 -4.3
2012-2013 318 0.9
2011-2012 315 -3.5
2010-2011 326 -1.8
2009-2010 332 7.2
2008-2009 308 -4.9
2007-2008 323 -11.5
2006-2007 360 -6.4
2005-2006 383 -7.8
2004-2005 413 -3.1
2003-2004 426 3.5
2002-2003 411 -6.8
2001-2002 439 -10.3
2000-2001 484 -0.4
1999-2000 486 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ar-We-Va Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.6 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.5
Black 1.2 7.0
Hispanic 12.5 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 2.4 5.0
White 82.3 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, Ar-We-Va Community School District had 19.07 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.12
Kindergarten: 1.53
Elementary: 10.14
Secondary: 6.28
Total: 19.07

Ar-We-Va Community School District employed 2.95 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.95
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.05
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.56
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.20
Library/Media Support: 0.25
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 8.35

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 Ar-We-Va Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School134PK-5
Westside Junior-Senior High School1146-12


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See also

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