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CAL Community School District, Iowa

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CAL Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 181 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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CAL Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Wright and Franklin counties). During the 2024 school year, 181 students attended the district's single school.

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

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School board

The CAL 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
Shon Osborn2023
Joe Campbell2022
Cathy Carlson20152027
Bradley Wessels20212025
Beth Podolan20172025

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: $564,000 $3,570 12%
Local: $2,213,000 $14,006 46%
State: $2,061,000 $13,044 43%
Total: $4,838,000 $30,620
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,420,000 $27,974
Total Current Expenditures: $2,401,000 $15,196
Instructional Expenditures: $1,605,000 $10,158 36%
Student and Staff Support: $38,000 $240 1%
Administration: $184,000 $1,164 4%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $574,000 $3,632 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $694,000 $4,392
Construction: $510,000 $3,227
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $11,000 $69
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 50-59 PS 21-39 60-79
2018-2019 60-69 40-59 70-79
2017-2018 65-69 60-69 PS 65-69
2016-2017 70-74 70-79 PS PS 70-74
2015-2016 65-69 60-69 PS 70-74
2014-2015 70-74 PS 60-69 PS 70-74
2013-2014 60-64 50-59 PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 55-59 40-49 PS PS 55-59
2011-2012 60-64 PS 60-79 PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 65-69 40-59 PS PS 65-69

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 60-69 PS 40-59 >=80
2018-2019 70-79 60-79 70-79
2017-2018 70-74 50-59 PS 75-79
2016-2017 65-69 70-79 PS PS 65-69
2015-2016 65-69 50-59 PS 70-74
2014-2015 65-69 PS 50-59 PS 65-69
2013-2014 60-64 40-49 PS PS 70-74
2012-2013 50-54 30-39 PS PS 55-59
2011-2012 55-59 PS 40-59 PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 65-69 40-59 PS PS 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 (%)
2017-2018 >=80 >=50 >=50
2016-2017 >=50 PS PS >=50
2015-2016 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 >=80 >=50 >=50
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=50 PS >=50
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 181 2.8
2022-2023 176 10.2
2021-2022 158 7.6
2020-2021 146 4.8
2019-2020 139 -9.4
2018-2019 152 -93.4
2017-2018 294 -0.3
2016-2017 295 1.0
2015-2016 292 0.3
2014-2015 291 -2.7
2013-2014 299 -1.3
2012-2013 303 -4.0
2011-2012 315 2.9
2010-2011 306 -2.0
2009-2010 312 2.9
2008-2009 303 -5.0
2007-2008 318 6.0
2006-2007 299 -2.0
2005-2006 305 24.3
2004-2005 231 -6.9
2003-2004 247 -2.4
2002-2003 253 -6.7
2001-2002 270 -4.4
2000-2001 282 -10.3
1999-2000 311 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE CAL 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 45.3 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 1.7 5.0
White 53.0 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, CAL Community School District had 15.18 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.92.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.15
Kindergarten: 1.86
Elementary: 11.17
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 15.18

CAL Community School District employed 2.13 district administrators and 0.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.13
District Administrative Support: 0.40
School Administrators: 0.50
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.39
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.04
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.12
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.80
Other Support Services: 5.60


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 CAL Community School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cal Elementary School181PK-6

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    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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