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Iowa City Community School District, Iowa, elections

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Iowa City Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 14,805 (2022-2023)
Schools: 29 (2022-2023)
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Iowa City Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Johnson County). During the 2023 school year, 14,805 students attended one of the district's 29 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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Iowa City Community School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Iowa City Community School District school board At-large

Incumbent J.P. Claussen, incumbent Janet Godwin, and incumbent Ruthina Malone won election in the general election for Iowa City Community School District school board At-large on September 12, 2017.

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Iowa City Community School District school board At-large

General election

Special general election for Iowa City Community School District school board At-large

Incumbent Shawn Eyestone won election in the special general election for Iowa City Community School District school board At-large on September 12, 2017.

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Iowa City Community School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Iowa City Community School District school board At-large

Incumbent Paul Roesler won election in the general election for Iowa City Community School District school board At-large on July 19, 2016.

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Iowa City Community School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Iowa City Community School District school board At-large

Incumbent LaTasha DeLoach, incumbent Phil Hemingway, incumbent Lori Roetlin, and incumbent Tom Yates won election in the general election for Iowa City Community School District school board At-large on September 8, 2015.

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About the district

School board

The Iowa City 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
Molly Abraham2027
Charlie Eastham2027
Mitch Lingo2027
Lisa Williams2027
Jayne Finch2025
Shawn Eyestone20242025
Ruthina Malone20172025

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Overlapping state house districts

Iowa City Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 92Heather HoraRepublican Party 50% 8%
Iowa House of Representatives District 85Amy NielsenDemocratic Party 23% 26%
Iowa House of Representatives District 89Elinor LevinDemocratic Party 11% 100%
Iowa House of Representatives District 86David JacobyDemocratic Party 9% 70%
Iowa House of Representatives District 90Adam ZabnerDemocratic Party 7% 100%

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $15,220,000 $1,055 6%
Local: $116,812,000 $8,096 49%
State: $104,955,000 $7,274 44%
Total: $236,987,000 $16,425
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $258,033,000 $17,884
Total Current Expenditures: $180,977,000 $12,543
Instructional Expenditures: $117,100,000 $8,116 45%
Student and Staff Support: $18,349,000 $1,271 7%
Administration: $16,072,000 $1,113 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $29,456,000 $2,041 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $63,566,000 $4,405
Construction: $49,983,000 $3,464
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $551,000 $38
Interest on Debt: $9,479,000 $656

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 65 90 32 42 60-79 63 81
2018-2019 71 92 38 49 40-59 73 85
2017-2018 73 92 38 51 60-79 75 87
2016-2017 74 93 40 53 60-79 73 87
2015-2016 76 92 43 56 60-79 78 88
2014-2015 76 95 42 55 60-79 75-79 88
2013-2014 77 93 45 59 40-59 75-79 88
2012-2013 76 93 41 58 40-59 75-79 87
2011-2012 77 93 44 57 40-59 75-79 86
2010-2011 77 90 44 52 60-79 >=50 87

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 88 40 51 60-79 67 83
2018-2019 68 87 36 48 60-79 73 82
2017-2018 74 88 43 56 60-79 76 86
2016-2017 75 87 46 58 >=80 78 87
2015-2016 75 91 44 57 60-79 80 86
2014-2015 76 90 46 56 60-79 80-84 87
2013-2014 75 90 42 54 40-59 75-79 86
2012-2013 73 85 39 54 60-79 70-74 84
2011-2012 72 85 41 49 60-79 75-79 82
2010-2011 75 86 47 50 40-59 >=50 84

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 >=95 85-89 85-89 PS >=90 95
2018-2019 90 >=90 75-79 85-89 PS >=90 94
2017-2018 91 >=95 80-84 75-79 80-89 95
2016-2017 90 >=90 85-89 75-79 PS >=90 92
2015-2016 94 >=90 85-89 90-94 PS >=90 96
2014-2015 93 >=90 85-89 85-89 PS >=80 95
2013-2014 90 >=90 80-84 85-89 PS >=80 93
2012-2013 88 >=90 70-74 85-89 PS >=80 91
2011-2012 89 >=90 75-79 80-84 PS >=50 92
2010-2011 88 >=95 70-74 70-79 PS PS 92

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 (%)
2022-2023 14,805 -0.1
2021-2022 14,820 2.6
2020-2021 14,428 -3.5
2019-2020 14,939 2.5
2018-2019 14,560 -0.6
2017-2018 14,647 2.3
2016-2017 14,317 2.2
2015-2016 14,000 2.4
2014-2015 13,661 1.4
2013-2014 13,465 3.3
2012-2013 13,019 2.8
2011-2012 12,652 3.8
2010-2011 12,176 1.1
2009-2010 12,047 5.0
2008-2009 11,449 -1.4
2007-2008 11,615 3.7
2006-2007 11,180 3.2
2005-2006 10,822 1.7
2004-2005 10,637 0.2
2003-2004 10,620 -1.1
2002-2003 10,740 1.9
2001-2002 10,531 0.5
2000-2001 10,481 -2.7
1999-2000 10,767 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Iowa City Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 5.1 2.5
Black 22.7 6.8
Hispanic 13.0 12.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.6
Two or More Races 6.3 4.9
White 52.3 72.5

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 2022-2023 school year, Iowa City Community School District had 1,081.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.69.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 20.91
Kindergarten: 86.98
Elementary: 657.69
Secondary: 315.57
Total: 1,081.15

Iowa City Community School District employed 37.71 district administrators and 94.42 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 37.71
District Administrative Support: 38.83
School Administrators: 94.42
School Administrative Support: 105.37
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 407.55
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 45.45
Total Guidance Counselors: 38.78
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 25.94
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 231.96
Other Support Services: 276.62

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 Iowa City Community School District operates 29 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alexander Elementary345PK-6
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School214PK-6
Buford Garner Elementary453PK-6
Central Elementary School485PK-6
Christine Grant Elementary558PK-6
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School1649-12
Ernest Horn Elementary School442PK-6
Grant Wood Elementary School391PK-6
Helen Lemme Elementary School391PK-6
Herbert Hoover Elementary School504PK-6
Hills Elementary School141PK-6
Horace Mann Elementary School213PK-6
Iccsd Pk-12 Online Learning Program199KG-12
Iowa City High School1,5999-12
James Van Allen Elementary School432PK-6
Kirkwood Elementary School269PK-6
Liberty High School1,1679-12
Lincoln Elementary School223KG-6
Longfellow Elementary School385KG-6
Mark Twain Elementary246PK-6
Norman Borlaug Elementary School417PK-6
North Central Junior High School6227-8
Northwest Junior High School7307-8
Penn Elementary School542PK-6
Robert Lucas Elementary School285PK-6
Southeast Junior High School8127-8
Weber Elementary586KG-6
West Senior High School1,5039-12
Wickham Elementary383PK-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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