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Lewis Central Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 3,146 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Lewis Central Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Mills and Pottawattamie counties). During the 2024 school year, 3,146 students attended one of the district's four 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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Lewis Central Community School District, At Large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Lewis Central Community School District, At Large (4 seats)

The following candidates are running in the general election for Lewis Central Community School District, At Large on November 4, 2025.

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Jeremy Bach (Nonpartisan)
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Laura Ladehoff (Nonpartisan)
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Jolene Miller (Nonpartisan)
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Erin Peterson (Nonpartisan)
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Jenni Sandau (Nonpartisan)
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Dorene Scheffel (Nonpartisan)
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Greg Bubba Sturm (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Lewis Central 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
Amie Adkins2027
Alec Sorenson2027
Tim Wright2027
Jennifer McDaniel2025
Erin Peterson2025
Dorene Scheffel2025
Greg Sturm2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Lewis Central Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 15Matt WindschitlRepublican Party 46% 3%
Iowa House of Representatives District 19Brent SiegristRepublican Party 31% 59%
Iowa House of Representatives District 16David SieckRepublican Party 23% 1%

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: $4,581,000 $1,520 10%
Local: $22,280,000 $7,392 49%
State: $18,900,000 $6,271 41%
Total: $45,761,000 $15,183
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $51,335,000 $17,032
Total Current Expenditures: $35,585,000 $11,806
Instructional Expenditures: $22,414,000 $7,436 44%
Student and Staff Support: $3,502,000 $1,161 7%
Administration: $2,860,000 $948 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,809,000 $2,259 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $12,232,000 $4,058
Construction: $11,161,000 $3,703
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $54,000 $17
Interest on Debt: $855,000 $283

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 >=50 30-39 45-49 >=50 45-49 69
2018-2019 71 60-79 60-69 45-49 40-59 PS 74
2017-2018 76 >=50 40-59 60-64 PS 50-59 79
2016-2017 74 >=50 60-79 55-59 >=50 50-59 77
2015-2016 74 >=50 40-59 60-64 PS 60-69 76
2014-2015 72 >=50 40-59 60-64 PS 50-59 74
2013-2014 72 >=50 40-59 55-59 PS 60-69 74
2012-2013 68 >=50 <50 55-59 PS 50-59 70
2011-2012 66 60-79 <50 50-54 PS 40-59 68
2010-2011 72 60-79 >=50 55-59 >=50 40-59 74

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 69 >=50 40-49 50-54 <50 55-59 73
2018-2019 72 60-79 40-49 50-54 21-39 PS 75
2017-2018 75 >=50 60-79 60-64 PS 70-79 77
2016-2017 72 >=50 40-59 60-64 >=50 50-59 74
2015-2016 73 >=50 21-39 60-64 PS 60-69 75
2014-2015 69 >=50 21-39 60-64 PS 40-49 71
2013-2014 68 >=50 40-59 55-59 PS 60-69 70
2012-2013 67 >=50 <50 50-54 PS 60-69 69
2011-2012 65 60-79 >=50 55-59 <50 60-79 66
2010-2011 69 60-79 <50 45-49 >=50 60-79 72

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

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 3,146 3.9
2022-2023 3,022 0.3
2021-2022 3,014 1.6
2020-2021 2,966 -1.7
2019-2020 3,017 1.6
2018-2019 2,969 13.6
2017-2018 2,566 -0.3
2016-2017 2,573 -4.0
2015-2016 2,676 1.0
2014-2015 2,649 0.6
2013-2014 2,632 -1.8
2012-2013 2,679 0.1
2011-2012 2,676 -1.2
2010-2011 2,707 0.5
2009-2010 2,693 -13.1
2008-2009 3,047 2.6
2007-2008 2,968 3.2
2006-2007 2,874 0.4
2005-2006 2,862 4.3
2004-2005 2,740 -0.1
2003-2004 2,744 1.7
2002-2003 2,698 -0.9
2001-2002 2,723 -2.0
2000-2001 2,778 -0.3
1999-2000 2,787 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lewis Central Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 2.5
Black 1.7 7.0
Hispanic 12.3 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Two or More Races 5.1 5.0
White 79.9 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, Lewis Central Community School District had 189.73 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.58.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.98
Kindergarten: 15.57
Elementary: 112.33
Secondary: 56.85
Total: 189.73

Lewis Central Community School District employed 6.80 district administrators and 11.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.80
District Administrative Support: 12.74
School Administrators: 11.00
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 30.52
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.41
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.89
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 3.36
Student Support Services: 10.98
Other Support Services: 59.62

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 Lewis Central Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
E A Kreft Primary School504PK-1
Lewis Central Middle School7306-8
Lewis Central Senior High School1,0029-12
Titan Hill Intermediate School9102-5

School board meetings

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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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