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Indianola Community School District, Iowa

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Indianola Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,634 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Indianola Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Warren County). During the 2024 school year, 3,634 students attended one of the district's six 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 Indianola 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
Eric Christensen
Rob Keller
Ben Metzger
Tim Mills
Mack Rankin
Ryan Werling
Sue Wilson

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $4,550,000 $1,249 8%
Local: $22,951,000 $6,298 40%
State: $30,243,000 $8,299 52%
Total: $57,744,000 $15,846
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $47,890,000 $13,142
Total Current Expenditures: $41,603,000 $11,416
Instructional Expenditures: $25,071,000 $6,880 52%
Student and Staff Support: $4,073,000 $1,117 9%
Administration: $4,224,000 $1,159 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,235,000 $2,259 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,221,000 $883
Construction: $909,000 $249
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $579,000 $158
Interest on Debt: $1,132,000 $310


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 74 60-79 <50 55-59 PS 70-74 75
2018-2019 77 >=50 21-39 60-64 PS 75-79 78
2017-2018 83 >=50 21-39 75-79 80-89 84
2016-2017 85 >=80 60-79 75-79 PS 80-89 86
2015-2016 85 >=80 70-79 65-69 70-79 86
2014-2015 87 >=80 60-69 60-69 >=90 87
2013-2014 87 >=80 60-79 70-79 80-89 88
2012-2013 83 >=80 60-79 70-79 PS 80-89 83
2011-2012 79 >=80 60-79 60-69 PS 60-69 79
2010-2011 82 >=80 >=50 60-69 80-89 83

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 72 60-79 >=50 60-64 PS 70-74 72
2018-2019 72 >=50 40-59 65-69 PS 60-64 74
2017-2018 80 >=50 40-59 80-84 70-79 81
2016-2017 84 60-79 60-79 75-79 PS 80-89 85
2015-2016 83 60-79 40-59 70-74 70-79 84
2014-2015 85 >=80 60-69 60-69 80-89 86
2013-2014 85 >=80 40-59 70-79 80-89 85
2012-2013 82 60-79 60-79 80-89 PS 80-89 82
2011-2012 82 >=80 60-79 80-89 PS 70-79 82
2010-2011 86 >=80 >=50 70-79 80-89 86

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 93 PS PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2018-2019 97 >=50 >=50 >=95
2017-2018 97 PS PS PS >=50 >=95
2016-2017 96 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2015-2016 96 PS PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 96 PS PS PS >=50 >=95
2013-2014 97 PS PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 96 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2011-2012 97 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2010-2011 93 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94


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 3,634 -0.9
2022-2023 3,665 0.6
2021-2022 3,644 0.9
2020-2021 3,612 -1.4
2019-2020 3,663 -0.3
2018-2019 3,675 3.5
2017-2018 3,546 -0.2
2016-2017 3,552 -0.3
2015-2016 3,564 0.5
2014-2015 3,546 0.8
2013-2014 3,519 -0.1
2012-2013 3,524 2.3
2011-2012 3,444 1.4
2010-2011 3,397 0.7
2009-2010 3,373 -0.6
2008-2009 3,392 1.2
2007-2008 3,352 2.1
2006-2007 3,283 0.2
2005-2006 3,277 1.1
2004-2005 3,240 1.5
2003-2004 3,192 0.6
2002-2003 3,172 0.1
2001-2002 3,169 -1.7
2000-2001 3,224 -0.7
1999-2000 3,248 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Indianola Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 2.5
Black 1.0 7.0
Hispanic 5.2 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Two or More Races 4.1 5.0
White 88.9 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, Indianola Community School District had 236.92 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.34.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.48
Kindergarten: 17.71
Elementary: 151.02
Secondary: 63.71
Total: 236.92

Indianola Community School District employed 7.90 district administrators and 8.99 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.90
District Administrative Support: 14.11
School Administrators: 8.99
School Administrative Support: 15.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 58.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 17.07
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.11
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.98
Library/Media Support: 4.27
Student Support Services: 17.14
Other Support Services: 62.71


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 Indianola Community School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Emerson Elementary School415KG-5
Indianola High School1,1399-12
Indianola Middle School8206-8
Irving Elementary School392KG-5
Whittier Elementary School397PK-5
Wilder Elementary School471KG-5

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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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