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Fort Madison Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 1,792 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Fort Madison Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Des Moines and Lee counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,792 students attended one of the district's four 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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Fort Madison Community School District, At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Fort Madison Community School District, At-large (3 seats)

Rachella Dravis, Mio Santiago, Chad Savage, and Amos D. Wright are running in the general election for Fort Madison Community School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Rachella Dravis (Nonpartisan)
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Mio Santiago (Nonpartisan)
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Chad Savage (Nonpartisan)
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Amos D. Wright (Nonpartisan)

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Fort Madison Community School District, At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

Special general election for Fort Madison Community School District, At-large

Heather Huebner is running in the special general election for Fort Madison Community School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The Fort Madison 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
Keith Hehr
Kelly Nelton
Amy Thacher
Josh Wykert2027
Brad Menke2025
Mio Santiago2025
Paul Wilkerson2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Fort Madison Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 100Blaine WatkinsRepublican Party 59% 32%
Iowa House of Representatives District 99Matthew RinkerRepublican Party 41% 48%

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: $4,597,000 $2,557 14%
Local: $11,337,000 $6,305 34%
State: $17,487,000 $9,726 52%
Total: $33,421,000 $18,588
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $30,080,000 $16,729
Total Current Expenditures: $24,224,000 $13,472
Instructional Expenditures: $15,547,000 $8,646 52%
Student and Staff Support: $2,452,000 $1,363 8%
Administration: $2,228,000 $1,239 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,997,000 $2,223 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,907,000 $1,616
Construction: $2,834,000 $1,576
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $54,000 $30
Interest on Debt: $52,000 $28

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 55 >=50 20-29 50-54 50-54 56
2018-2019 62 >=50 30-39 55-59 60-69 63
2017-2018 67 >=50 40-59 55-59 PS 60-64 70
2016-2017 69 PS 21-39 70-74 PS 50-59 71
2015-2016 69 PS 40-59 60-64 PS 60-69 71
2014-2015 72 PS 50-59 65-69 PS 50-59 74
2013-2014 73 PS 60-79 70-74 50-59 74
2012-2013 74 PS 70-79 70-74 PS 60-69 75
2011-2012 75 PS 50-59 65-69 PS 60-69 77
2010-2011 74 >=50 50-59 65-69 PS 50-59 76

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 58 >=50 30-39 65-69 55-59 58
2018-2019 60 >=50 30-39 55-59 60-69 62
2017-2018 74 >=50 40-59 75-79 PS 65-69 75
2016-2017 73 PS 40-59 70-74 PS 50-59 74
2015-2016 74 PS 60-79 70-74 PS 60-69 75
2014-2015 74 PS 60-69 70-74 PS 60-69 76
2013-2014 74 PS 60-79 65-69 60-69 75
2012-2013 74 PS 60-69 65-69 PS 60-69 75
2011-2012 76 PS 60-69 65-69 PS 60-69 78
2010-2011 79 >=50 70-79 70-74 PS 70-79 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 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS >=80 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 90-94 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS >=50 >=50 80-84
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 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 1,792 -2.2
2022-2023 1,832 1.9
2021-2022 1,798 -2.4
2020-2021 1,842 -2.1
2019-2020 1,881 -0.9
2018-2019 1,898 -16.1
2017-2018 2,203 -0.2
2016-2017 2,207 -3.5
2015-2016 2,285 -1.4
2014-2015 2,318 3.9
2013-2014 2,228 -1.7
2012-2013 2,265 0.6
2011-2012 2,251 -1.4
2010-2011 2,282 -1.5
2009-2010 2,316 4.0
2008-2009 2,224 0.2
2007-2008 2,220 -0.4
2006-2007 2,229 -3.0
2005-2006 2,296 0.7
2004-2005 2,281 -4.6
2003-2004 2,385 -3.8
2002-2003 2,475 -0.7
2001-2002 2,493 -4.5
2000-2001 2,606 -2.4
1999-2000 2,668 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Fort Madison Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 2.5
Black 2.0 7.0
Hispanic 8.7 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Two or More Races 7.4 5.0
White 81.1 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, Fort Madison Community School District had 130.14 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.77.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 10.00
Elementary: 78.45
Secondary: 38.69
Total: 130.14

Fort Madison Community School District employed 6.30 district administrators and 7.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.30
District Administrative Support: 9.00
School Administrators: 7.50
School Administrative Support: 11.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 82.68
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 11.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 3.00
Student Support Services: 6.80
Other Support Services: 75.50

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 Fort Madison Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fort Madison High School5619-12
Fort Madison Middle School6864-8
Lincoln Elementary School227KG-3
Richardson Elementary School286PK-3


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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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