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Mount Ayr Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 621 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Mount Ayr Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Decatur, Ringgold, and Taylor counties). During the 2024 school year, 621 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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Mount Ayr Community School District, District 2

General election

General election for Mount Ayr Community School District, District 2

Russell Jackson-Schuitema ran in the general election for Mount Ayr Community School District, District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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Mount Ayr Community School District, District 4

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Zach Lynch ran in the general election for Mount Ayr Community School District, District 4 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The Mount Ayr Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sammie Elliott
Zach Lynch
Russell Schuitema
PJ West
Craig Winemiller

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Overlapping state house districts

Mount Ayr Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 17Devon WoodRepublican Party 99% 22%
Iowa House of Representatives District 24Sam WengrynRepublican Party 1% < 1%

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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: $1,670,000 $2,618 13%
Local: $6,246,000 $9,790 50%
State: $4,521,000 $7,086 36%
Total: $12,437,000 $19,494
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,654,000 $15,131
Total Current Expenditures: $8,295,000 $13,001
Instructional Expenditures: $5,144,000 $8,062 53%
Student and Staff Support: $362,000 $567 4%
Administration: $923,000 $1,446 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,866,000 $2,924 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $615,000 $963
Construction: $94,000 $147
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $18,000 $28
Interest on Debt: $101,000 $158

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 77 PS PS >=50 77
2020-2021 80 PS PS >=50 81
2018-2019 84 PS PS >=50 PS 85
2017-2018 87 PS PS >=50 87
2016-2017 88 PS >=50 >=50 89
2015-2016 88 PS PS PS 88
2014-2015 85 PS PS PS 85
2013-2014 90 PS PS PS 90
2012-2013 82 PS PS PS 83
2011-2012 83 PS PS PS 83
2010-2011 86 PS PS PS 85-89

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 79 PS PS >=50 79
2020-2021 78 PS PS >=50 78
2018-2019 82 PS PS >=50 PS 82
2017-2018 80 PS PS >=50 80
2016-2017 78 PS >=50 >=50 78
2015-2016 80 PS PS PS 80
2014-2015 79 PS PS PS 80
2013-2014 80 PS PS PS 80
2012-2013 73 PS PS PS 74
2011-2012 73 PS PS PS 73
2010-2011 81 PS PS PS 80-84

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 (%)
2021-2022 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2020-2021 >=90 PS >=90
2019-2020 >=90 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS >=95

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 621 -1.9
2022-2023 633 -0.8
2021-2022 638 2.2
2020-2021 624 -3.7
2019-2020 647 0.8
2018-2019 642 -4.8
2017-2018 673 0.1
2016-2017 672 -0.6
2015-2016 676 -2.1
2014-2015 690 5.4
2013-2014 653 -0.8
2012-2013 658 1.4
2011-2012 649 1.7
2010-2011 638 -3.1
2009-2010 658 -2.0
2008-2009 671 -1.0
2007-2008 678 1.2
2006-2007 670 0.0
2005-2006 670 -3.4
2004-2005 693 1.3
2003-2004 684 -0.9
2002-2003 690 -8.6
2001-2002 749 -10.9
2000-2001 831 4.7
1999-2000 792 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mount Ayr Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 2.5
Black 1.3 7.0
Hispanic 4.2 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 2.1 5.0
White 91.3 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, Mount Ayr Community School District had 49.19 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.24
Kindergarten: 2.88
Elementary: 26.39
Secondary: 16.68
Total: 49.19

Mount Ayr Community School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 2.70 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 1.90
School Administrators: 2.70
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 24.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.14
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.96
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.13
Library/Media Support: 0.80
Student Support Services: 4.80
Other Support Services: 16.50

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 Mount Ayr Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mount Ayr Elementary348PK-6
Mount Ayr High School2737-12


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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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