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Belle Plaine Community School District, Iowa

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Belle Plaine Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 490 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Belle Plaine Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Benton, Iowa, Poweshiek, and Tama counties). During the 2024 school year, 490 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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School board

The Belle Plaine 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
Val Coffman
Tylar Gallagher
Alicia Jacobi
Rima Johnson
Andy Neuhaus

Elections

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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: $930,000 $1,906 11%
Local: $3,692,000 $7,566 44%
State: $3,812,000 $7,811 45%
Total: $8,434,000 $17,283
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,087,000 $16,571
Total Current Expenditures: $6,401,000 $13,116
Instructional Expenditures: $4,140,000 $8,483 51%
Student and Staff Support: $240,000 $491 3%
Administration: $849,000 $1,739 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,172,000 $2,401 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,254,000 $2,569
Construction: $1,179,000 $2,415
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,000 $8
Interest on Debt: $75,000 $153


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 68 PS PS PS >=50 65-69
2018-2019 73 PS PS PS PS PS 70-74
2017-2018 79 PS PS PS PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 80 PS PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 74 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 74 PS >=50 >=50 70-74
2013-2014 70 >=50 <50 PS 70-74
2012-2013 70 >=50 >=50 70-74
2011-2012 72 PS >=50 70-74
2010-2011 79 PS >=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 (%)
2020-2021 74 PS PS PS <50 75-79
2018-2019 74 PS PS PS PS PS 70-74
2017-2018 78 PS PS PS PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 78 PS PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 75 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 79 PS >=50 >=50 75-79
2013-2014 73 >=50 <50 PS 70-74
2012-2013 70 >=50 <50 70-74
2011-2012 69 PS >=50 65-69
2010-2011 78 PS >=50 75-79

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 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 80-89 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 >=90 PS 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 490 2.2
2022-2023 479 -1.9
2021-2022 488 0.0
2020-2021 488 -6.1
2019-2020 518 1.2
2018-2019 512 -8.6
2017-2018 556 -0.9
2016-2017 561 -2.3
2015-2016 574 -1.0
2014-2015 580 -2.6
2013-2014 595 -1.8
2012-2013 606 -1.2
2011-2012 613 2.4
2010-2011 598 -0.5
2009-2010 601 -2.0
2008-2009 613 0.2
2007-2008 612 -2.5
2006-2007 627 -1.4
2005-2006 636 -3.5
2004-2005 658 -2.1
2003-2004 672 -4.3
2002-2003 701 -2.4
2001-2002 718 -6.8
2000-2001 767 2.3
1999-2000 749 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Belle Plaine Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 2.5
Black 1.0 7.0
Hispanic 3.9 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 4.5 5.0
White 89.8 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, Belle Plaine Community School District had 36.17 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.55.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.02
Kindergarten: 2.56
Elementary: 15.66
Secondary: 16.93
Total: 36.17

Belle Plaine Community School District employed 3.10 district administrators and 2.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.10
District Administrative Support: 0.80
School Administrators: 2.50
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.95
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.20
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.25
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 8.30


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 Belle Plaine Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School2037-12
Longfellow Elementary School287PK-6

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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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