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Bondurant-Farrar Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,767 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Bondurant-Farrar Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Jasper and Polk counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,767 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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Bondurant-Farrar Community School District, At-large

General election

General election for Bondurant-Farrar Community School District, At-large (2 seats)

Ginger Guthrie, Garry Lenhart, Patrick Meyer, and Jill Padgett ran in the general election for Bondurant-Farrar Community School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Ginger Guthrie (Nonpartisan)
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Garry Lenhart (Nonpartisan)
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Patrick Meyer (Nonpartisan)
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Jill Padgett (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Bondurant-Farrar 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
Jill Padgett
Stacia Sanny2027
Laurel Swanson2027
Kayla Vandehaar20222027
Patrick Meyer2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Bondurant-Farrar Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 45Brian LohseRepublican Party 86% 22%
Iowa House of Representatives District 40Bill GustoffRepublican Party 9% 21%
Iowa House of Representatives District 38Jon DunwellRepublican Party 5% 1%

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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: $3,502,000 $1,333 9%
Local: $14,597,000 $5,557 38%
State: $20,542,000 $7,820 53%
Total: $38,641,000 $14,709
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $48,069,000 $18,298
Total Current Expenditures: $26,971,000 $10,266
Instructional Expenditures: $16,053,000 $6,110 33%
Student and Staff Support: $2,764,000 $1,052 6%
Administration: $3,110,000 $1,183 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,044,000 $1,920 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $19,181,000 $7,301
Construction: $17,718,000 $6,744
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $19,000 $7
Interest on Debt: $1,254,000 $477

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 68 60-79 30-39 50-54 PS 50-59 71
2020-2021 68 40-59 30-39 50-54 PS 50-59 70
2018-2019 74 40-59 40-59 55-59 PS 60-69 76
2017-2018 83 >=50 60-79 60-69 PS 80-89 84
2016-2017 85 60-79 >=50 60-69 PS 80-89 87
2015-2016 87 >=80 >=50 60-69 70-79 89
2014-2015 84 >=50 PS 50-59 70-79 86
2013-2014 84 >=50 PS 60-79 >=80 85
2012-2013 84 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 60-79 84
2011-2012 79 60-79 PS 40-59 60-79 81
2010-2011 81 >=50 PS 40-59 >=50 82

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 76 60-79 40-49 65-69 PS 70-79 78
2020-2021 75 60-79 40-49 60-64 PS 50-59 77
2018-2019 74 60-79 60-79 50-54 PS 60-69 76
2017-2018 82 >=50 40-59 70-79 PS 60-69 84
2016-2017 84 60-79 >=50 60-69 PS 80-89 85
2015-2016 85 60-79 >=50 70-79 70-79 87
2014-2015 83 >=50 PS 60-69 60-69 85
2013-2014 84 >=50 PS 60-79 >=80 85
2012-2013 81 >=50 >=50 60-79 PS 60-79 82
2011-2012 75 60-79 PS 40-59 40-59 77
2010-2011 82 >=50 PS 40-59 >=50 83

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 >=95 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2020-2021 >=95 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=95
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 90-94 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS >=95

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 2,767 1.3
2022-2023 2,731 3.8
2021-2022 2,627 4.5
2020-2021 2,509 1.0
2019-2020 2,484 6.0
2018-2019 2,336 10.9
2017-2018 2,081 3.7
2016-2017 2,005 5.0
2015-2016 1,905 6.4
2014-2015 1,783 6.4
2013-2014 1,668 7.6
2012-2013 1,541 5.6
2011-2012 1,454 3.3
2010-2011 1,406 9.4
2009-2010 1,274 -2.7
2008-2009 1,309 6.4
2007-2008 1,225 5.9
2006-2007 1,153 2.4
2005-2006 1,125 7.4
2004-2005 1,042 0.8
2003-2004 1,034 2.8
2002-2003 1,005 5.6
2001-2002 949 1.5
2000-2001 935 -0.4
1999-2000 939 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bondurant-Farrar Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 2.5
Black 3.5 7.0
Hispanic 7.7 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.7
Two or More Races 3.9 5.0
White 83.1 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, Bondurant-Farrar Community School District had 188.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.69.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.95
Kindergarten: 15.22
Elementary: 115.61
Secondary: 53.60
Total: 188.38

Bondurant-Farrar Community School District employed 12.40 district administrators and 13.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.40
District Administrative Support: 4.15
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 11.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 68.86
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.15
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.09
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 3.76
Student Support Services: 13.15
Other Support Services: 46.08

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 Bondurant-Farrar Community School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anderson Elementary School5222-4
Bondurant-Farrar High School8049-12
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School4285-6
Bondurant-Farrar Junior High4087-8
Morris Elementary605PK-2


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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