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H-L-V Community School District, Iowa, elections

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H-L-V Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 295 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

H-L-V Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Iowa and Poweshiek counties). During the 2024 school year, 295 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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H-L-V Community School District, At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for H-L-V Community School District, At-large (2 seats)

Ryan Kupka and Paul Sauter are running in the general election for H-L-V Community School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Ryan Kupka (Nonpartisan)
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Paul Sauter (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The H-L-V 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
Laura Blomme
Dave Doran
Beth Henning
Michael Kolesar
Ryan Kupka

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Overlapping state house districts

H-L-V Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 91Judd LawlerRepublican Party 65% 10%
Iowa House of Representatives District 53Dean FisherRepublican Party 35% 4%

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: $659,000 $2,105 10%
Local: $3,359,000 $10,732 50%
State: $2,643,000 $8,444 40%
Total: $6,661,000 $21,281
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,579,000 $17,824
Total Current Expenditures: $4,604,000 $14,709
Instructional Expenditures: $2,855,000 $9,121 51%
Student and Staff Support: $82,000 $261 1%
Administration: $807,000 $2,578 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $860,000 $2,747 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $556,000 $1,776
Construction: $528,000 $1,686
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,000 $12
Interest on Debt: $45,000 $143

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 >=50 PS PS 60-64
2018-2019 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89

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 65 <50 PS PS 65-69
2018-2019 75-79 PS PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2016-2017 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 65-69 PS PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 75-79 PS PS 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 (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=80
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=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 295 -2.7
2022-2023 303 -3.3
2021-2022 313 -6.7
2020-2021 334 -1.2
2019-2020 338 -5.6
2018-2019 357 -1.7
2017-2018 363 4.4
2016-2017 347 -11.2
2015-2016 386 7.5
2014-2015 357 -5.0
2013-2014 375 4.0
2012-2013 360 -1.7
2011-2012 366 -5.2
2010-2011 385 4.2
2009-2010 369 3.3
2008-2009 357 -4.8
2007-2008 374 -9.4
2006-2007 409 6.1
2005-2006 384 -17.2
2004-2005 450 1.8
2003-2004 442 -3.6
2002-2003 458 -1.1
2001-2002 463 -3.5
2000-2001 479 5.4
1999-2000 453 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE H-L-V Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.5
Black 1.7 7.0
Hispanic 1.0 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 1.7 5.0
White 94.9 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, H-L-V Community School District had 28.05 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.52.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.10
Kindergarten: 2.65
Elementary: 14.40
Secondary: 9.90
Total: 28.05

H-L-V Community School District employed 1.40 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.40
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 10.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.09
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.10
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 9.60

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 H-L-V Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
H-L-V Elementary School160PK-6
H-L-V Junior-Senior High School1357-12


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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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