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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District, Iowa

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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 1,010 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Wright, Humboldt, and Franklin counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,010 students attended one of the district's three 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 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 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
Craig Warnke2027
Troy Seaba20152027
Kelly Kirstein20212025
Megan Ring20172025
Elizabeth Severson20132025

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: $2,071,000 $2,007 12%
Local: $8,274,000 $8,017 46%
State: $7,513,000 $7,280 42%
Total: $17,858,000 $17,304
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $23,081,000 $22,365
Total Current Expenditures: $13,891,000 $13,460
Instructional Expenditures: $8,873,000 $8,597 38%
Student and Staff Support: $1,151,000 $1,115 5%
Administration: $1,324,000 $1,282 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,543,000 $2,464 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,096,000 $7,844
Construction: $7,148,000 $6,926
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $118,000 $114


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 66 PS 40-44 PS >=50 78
2018-2019 73 PS 50-54 >=50 82
2017-2018 77 PS 55-59 >=50 85
2016-2017 79 PS 60-64 >=50 87
2015-2016 82 PS PS 65-69 PS >=50 89
2014-2015 79 PS PS 60-64 PS 85
2013-2014 80 PS >=50 65-69 PS 84
2012-2013 81 PS PS 65-69 85
2011-2012 83 PS PS 65-69 PS 87
2010-2011 85 PS >=50 65-69 PS PS 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 67 PS 45-49 PS >=50 80
2018-2019 67 PS 45-49 >=50 78
2017-2018 74 PS 45-49 >=50 84
2016-2017 74 PS 45-49 >=50 86
2015-2016 77 PS PS 55-59 PS >=50 86
2014-2015 77 PS PS 55-59 PS 84
2013-2014 72 PS <50 55-59 PS 77
2012-2013 74 PS PS 55-59 78
2011-2012 71 PS PS 40-44 PS 77
2010-2011 77 PS >=50 55-59 PS PS 81

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 80-89 60-79 PS >=90
2018-2019 90-94 60-79 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=95 PS >=80 >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=50 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=50 >=90
2014-2015 >=95 PS PS >=50 >=90
2013-2014 85-89 >=50 >=90
2012-2013 >=95 >=50 >=90
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=50 PS >=90
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS >=50 >=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 1,010 -6.0
2022-2023 1,071 3.6
2021-2022 1,032 4.0
2020-2021 991 -2.9
2019-2020 1,020 1.6
2018-2019 1,004 -2.2
2017-2018 1,026 -3.4
2016-2017 1,061 3.3
2015-2016 1,026 -1.7
2014-2015 1,043 14.8
2013-2014 889 4.2
2012-2013 852 -1.4
2011-2012 864 2.7
2010-2011 841 3.0
2009-2010 816 -14.3
2008-2009 933 -1.4
2007-2008 946 -4.9
2006-2007 992 -0.4
2005-2006 996 5.9
2004-2005 937 -0.4
2003-2004 941 0.6
2002-2003 935 0.5
2001-2002 930 -2.5
2000-2001 953 1.7
1999-2000 937 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 2.5
Black 0.3 7.0
Hispanic 40.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Two or More Races 1.8 5.0
White 56.6 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, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District had 72.70 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.89.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.04
Kindergarten: 7.88
Elementary: 36.84
Secondary: 24.94
Total: 72.70

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District employed 4.65 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: 4.65
District Administrative Support: 3.55
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 33.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.36
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.09
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.95
Library/Media Support: 1.50
Student Support Services: 3.00
Other Support Services: 19.99


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 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School517PK-5
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School2989-12
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School1956-8

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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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