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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 559 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Highland Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Johnson and Washington counties). During the 2024 school year, 559 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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Highland Community School District, District 1

General election

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Cody Thompson ran in the general election for Highland Community School District, District 1 on November 4, 2025.

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Highland Community School District, District 2

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Jarrod Longbine ran in the special general election for Highland Community School District, District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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Highland Community School District, District 3

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Aaron Friederich ran in the general election for Highland Community School District, District 3 on November 4, 2025.

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Highland Community School District, District 5

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Nate Robinson ran in the general election for Highland Community School District, District 5 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The Highland 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
Karen Fink
Aaron Friederich
Rachel Longbine
Nate Robinson
Dan Ruth
Joslin Schott
Dennis Wendt

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Overlapping state house districts

Highland Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 92Heather HoraRepublican Party 100% 15%

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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: $789,000 $1,417 8%
Local: $5,173,000 $9,287 49%
State: $4,581,000 $8,224 44%
Total: $10,543,000 $18,928
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,930,000 $16,032
Total Current Expenditures: $7,143,000 $12,824
Instructional Expenditures: $4,180,000 $7,504 47%
Student and Staff Support: $632,000 $1,134 7%
Administration: $1,158,000 $2,078 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,173,000 $2,105 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $396,000 $710
Construction: $240,000 $430
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $10,000 $17
Interest on Debt: $107,000 $192

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 (%)
2021-2022 65 <50 60-79 PS PS 67
2020-2021 71 21-39 PS 74
2018-2019 65 40-59 PS PS 65-69
2017-2018 75 21-39 PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 79 PS 40-59 >=50 80-84
2015-2016 81 PS 40-59 PS 82
2014-2015 84 PS 60-79 PS >=50 85
2013-2014 80 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 80
2012-2013 76 PS >=50 60-79 PS PS 77
2011-2012 71 PS <50 21-39 PS PS 74
2010-2011 69 >=50 40-59 PS 72

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 (%)
2021-2022 62 <50 60-79 PS PS 63
2020-2021 65 40-59 PS 67
2018-2019 59 40-59 PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 69 40-59 PS PS 70-74
2016-2017 68 PS 40-59 >=50 65-69
2015-2016 66 PS 40-59 PS 67
2014-2015 70 PS 60-79 PS >=50 71
2013-2014 68 PS PS 40-59 PS >=50 70
2012-2013 65 PS >=50 40-59 PS PS 66
2011-2012 63 PS >=50 21-39 PS PS 65
2010-2011 67 >=50 40-59 PS 68

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 (%)
2021-2022 >=90 >=50 PS >=90
2020-2021 >=90 >=50 >=90
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 70-79 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-89 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS 80-89
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 80-89 80-89

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 559 -1.1
2022-2023 565 1.4
2021-2022 557 -3.8
2020-2021 578 -6.2
2019-2020 614 -2.9
2018-2019 632 -6.5
2017-2018 673 -0.3
2016-2017 675 0.7
2015-2016 670 -2.4
2014-2015 686 -0.7
2013-2014 691 -2.0
2012-2013 705 -1.0
2011-2012 712 -2.0
2010-2011 726 -0.8
2009-2010 732 -1.8
2008-2009 745 0.9
2007-2008 738 5.7
2006-2007 696 2.6
2005-2006 678 3.4
2004-2005 655 7.9
2003-2004 603 1.7
2002-2003 593 1.7
2001-2002 583 -5.3
2000-2001 614 1.6
1999-2000 604 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Highland Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.5
Black 0.2 7.0
Hispanic 6.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 0.9 5.0
White 92.1 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, Highland Community School District had 45.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.17.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 2.91
Elementary: 25.60
Secondary: 15.44
Total: 45.95

Highland Community School District employed 5.20 district administrators and 1.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.20
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.80
School Administrative Support: 3.80
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 15.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.96
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.60
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 0.88
Other Support Services: 7.80

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 Highland Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Highland Elementary School278PK-5
Highland High School1699-12
Highland Middle School1126-8


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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