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Johnston Community School District, Iowa

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Johnston Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 7,480 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Johnston Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Polk County). During the 2024 school year, 7,480 students attended one of the district's eight 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 Johnston 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
Jason Arnold2027
Lya Williams2027
Jennifer Chamberland20192027
Soneeta Mangra-Dutcher20192027
Clint Evans2025
Deb Davis20212025
Derek Tidball20212025

Elections

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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: $9,628,000 $1,296 8%
Local: $59,376,000 $7,994 47%
State: $58,325,000 $7,852 46%
Total: $127,329,000 $17,142
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $98,002,000 $13,193
Total Current Expenditures: $87,320,000 $11,755
Instructional Expenditures: $58,124,000 $7,824 59%
Student and Staff Support: $5,459,000 $734 6%
Administration: $7,648,000 $1,029 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,089,000 $2,165 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,113,000 $284
Construction: $1,415,000 $190
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,065,000 $143
Interest on Debt: $3,060,000 $411


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 78 84 43 64 >=50 60-64 85
2018-2019 84 90-94 51 70-74 PS 75-79 89
2017-2018 88 90-94 55-59 75-79 PS 80-84 93
2016-2017 90 90-94 60-64 80-84 PS 85-89 93
2015-2016 91 90-94 60-64 80-84 PS 85-89 94
2014-2015 92 90-94 60-64 80-84 PS 90-94 94
2013-2014 93 >=95 65-69 85-89 PS 90-94 95
2012-2013 92 >=95 65-69 70-74 PS 85-89 94
2011-2012 91 >=95 60-64 70-74 PS 80-84 94
2010-2011 91 >=95 60-64 75-79 PS 85-89 92

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 78 83 43 64 <50 65-69 84
2018-2019 81 85-89 49 65-69 PS 75-79 86
2017-2018 86 85-89 60-64 75-79 PS 75-79 89
2016-2017 88 85-89 65-69 70-74 PS 80-84 91
2015-2016 89 85-89 60-64 75-79 PS 90-94 91
2014-2015 88 90-94 55-59 75-79 PS 85-89 91
2013-2014 89 90-94 60-64 70-74 PS 85-89 91
2012-2013 88 90-94 60-64 65-69 PS 85-89 90
2011-2012 87 85-89 55-59 60-64 PS 80-84 89
2010-2011 89 90-94 65-69 70-74 >=50 90-94 90

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 98 >=90 >=80 >=80 PS >=80 98
2018-2019 97 >=90 >=90 >=90 >=80 97
2017-2018 96 >=90 >=80 >=80 PS >=80 96
2016-2017 97 >=90 >=80 >=80 PS >=80 97
2015-2016 96 >=80 >=80 >=80 >=50 97
2014-2015 98 >=80 >=80 >=80 >=80 98
2013-2014 94 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS 95
2012-2013 95 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 96
2011-2012 96 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 97
2010-2011 96 >=50 >=80 >=80 PS >=50 96


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 7,480 -0.1
2022-2023 7,487 0.8
2021-2022 7,428 0.3
2020-2021 7,408 -1.5
2019-2020 7,517 1.6
2018-2019 7,395 0.8
2017-2018 7,337 2.5
2016-2017 7,152 1.8
2015-2016 7,021 2.3
2014-2015 6,858 3.6
2013-2014 6,614 2.3
2012-2013 6,461 1.8
2011-2012 6,346 1.0
2010-2011 6,284 2.2
2009-2010 6,145 5.4
2008-2009 5,815 2.9
2007-2008 5,647 4.2
2006-2007 5,408 5.0
2005-2006 5,135 4.3
2004-2005 4,913 3.8
2003-2004 4,724 4.4
2002-2003 4,517 2.2
2001-2002 4,416 5.4
2000-2001 4,178 6.0
1999-2000 3,927 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Johnston Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 9.6 2.5
Black 11.2 7.0
Hispanic 8.0 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Two or More Races 5.2 5.0
White 65.4 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, Johnston Community School District had 454.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.46.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.07
Kindergarten: 35.63
Elementary: 284.41
Secondary: 124.43
Total: 454.54

Johnston Community School District employed 16.00 district administrators and 23.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.00
District Administrative Support: 28.55
School Administrators: 23.00
School Administrative Support: 18.01
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 210.03
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 32.94
Total Guidance Counselors: 16.49
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.98
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 36.66
Other Support Services: 107.86


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 Johnston Community School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beaver Creek Elementary School564KG-5
Henry A Wallace Elementary School826PK-5
Horizon Elementary673KG-5
Johnston Middle School1,2008-9
Johnston Senior High School1,77110-12
Lawson Elementary School595KG-5
Summit Middle School1,1356-7
Timber Ridge Elementary663KG-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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