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College Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 5,749 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

College Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Johnson and Linn counties). During the 2024 school year, 5,749 students attended one of the district's 10 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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College Community School District, At Large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for College Community School District, At Large

Incumbent Tobey Harrison is running in the general election for College Community School District, At Large on November 4, 2025.

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College Community School District, District 2

General election

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General election for College Community School District, District 2

Haley Dohrmann and Kellan Petz are running in the general election for College Community School District, District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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Kellan Petz (Nonpartisan)

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College Community School District, District 5

General election

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General election for College Community School District, District 5

Incumbent Todd Hahlen is running in the general election for College Community School District, District 5 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The College Community School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mark Cannon2027
Angie Ehle2027
Dawn Kousheh2027
Randy Bauer20002027
Todd Hahlen2025
Tobey Harrison2025
Jed Peterson20092025

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Overlapping state house districts

College Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 91Judd LawlerRepublican Party 38% 6%
Iowa House of Representatives District 77Jeff CoolingDemocratic Party 29% 86%
Iowa House of Representatives District 84Thomas GerholdRepublican Party 23% 4%
Iowa House of Representatives District 83Cindy GoldingRepublican Party 10% 3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $7,621,000 $1,333 8%
Local: $49,646,000 $8,681 50%
State: $41,098,000 $7,186 42%
Total: $98,365,000 $17,200
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $125,868,000 $22,008
Total Current Expenditures: $72,121,000 $12,610
Instructional Expenditures: $44,756,000 $7,825 36%
Student and Staff Support: $6,158,000 $1,076 5%
Administration: $8,036,000 $1,405 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $13,171,000 $2,303 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $44,998,000 $7,868
Construction: $43,576,000 $7,619
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,683,000 $469
Interest on Debt: $3,742,000 $654

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 62 55-59 30 45-49 >=50 45-49 69
2018-2019 64 50-59 30-34 50-54 PS 50-54 70
2017-2018 74 60-69 35-39 70-74 <50 60-64 80
2016-2017 76 70-79 40-44 70-74 <50 65-69 80
2015-2016 78 80-89 45-49 75-79 >=50 65-69 81
2014-2015 78 >=90 45-49 65-69 PS 65-69 82
2013-2014 83 >=90 45-49 70-74 PS 65-69 86
2012-2013 80 >=90 40-44 65-69 <50 65-69 83
2011-2012 80 80-84 40-44 60-64 PS 65-69 84
2010-2011 83 80-89 40-44 65-69 <50 75-79 86

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 70 60-64 40 60-64 >=50 60-64 75
2018-2019 68 60-69 35-39 60-64 PS 55-59 73
2017-2018 74 70-79 40-44 65-69 <50 70-74 78
2016-2017 74 80-89 40-44 70-74 <50 65-69 77
2015-2016 75 70-79 40-44 65-69 >=50 60-64 79
2014-2015 76 80-89 45-49 65-69 PS 70-74 79
2013-2014 78 80-89 45-49 65-69 PS 65-69 80
2012-2013 75 70-79 40-44 65-69 <50 70-74 78
2011-2012 74 65-69 40-44 65-69 PS 70-74 77
2010-2011 81 70-79 50-54 70-74 <50 75-79 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 (%)
2019-2020 92 >=50 >=80 >=50 >=80 93
2018-2019 93 >=50 60-79 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2017-2018 92 >=50 60-79 >=50 PS >=50 94
2016-2017 92 >=50 60-79 >=50 PS >=50 93
2015-2016 93 >=50 60-79 >=50 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 95 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2013-2014 94 PS >=80 >=50 >=50 >=95
2012-2013 92 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2011-2012 88 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 85 PS <50 >=50 PS >=50 85-89

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 5,749 0.2
2022-2023 5,740 0.4
2021-2022 5,719 0.9
2020-2021 5,669 -2.6
2019-2020 5,819 1.0
2018-2019 5,761 6.2
2017-2018 5,406 1.6
2016-2017 5,322 2.9
2015-2016 5,166 2.6
2014-2015 5,033 2.7
2013-2014 4,896 3.2
2012-2013 4,737 1.1
2011-2012 4,683 1.2
2010-2011 4,629 4.8
2009-2010 4,408 1.8
2008-2009 4,328 3.0
2007-2008 4,199 2.8
2006-2007 4,083 2.6
2005-2006 3,978 3.0
2004-2005 3,857 4.1
2003-2004 3,697 2.0
2002-2003 3,624 3.7
2001-2002 3,491 0.4
2000-2001 3,476 4.1
1999-2000 3,332 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE College Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 2.5
Black 13.1 7.0
Hispanic 6.8 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.8 0.7
Two or More Races 7.6 5.0
White 69.7 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, College Community School District had 373.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.90
Kindergarten: 28.72
Elementary: 233.83
Secondary: 100.75
Total: 373.20

College Community School District employed 15.00 district administrators and 24.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 15.00
District Administrative Support: 23.00
School Administrators: 24.00
School Administrative Support: 30.40
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 170.66
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 37.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.72
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.90
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 84.30
Other Support Services: 149.64

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 College Community School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Prairie Creek8205-6
Prairie Crest Elementary419PK-4
Prairie Early Childhood Center79PK-PK
Prairie Edge70KG-12
Prairie Heights Elementary School396PK-4
Prairie High School1,27110-12
Prairie Hill Elementary School473PK-4
Prairie Point1,3067-9
Prairie Ridge Elementary449PK-4
Prairie View Elementary School426PK-4


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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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