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North Cedar Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 591 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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North Cedar Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Jones and Cedar counties). During the 2024 school year, 591 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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North Cedar Community School District school board At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for North Cedar Community School District school board At-large

Molly Crock is running in the general election for North Cedar Community School District school board At-large on November 4, 2025.

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North Cedar Community School District school board District 2

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Keith Lehrman is running in the general election for North Cedar Community School District school board District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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North Cedar Community School District school board District 4

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Kristopher Koth is running in the general election for North Cedar Community School District school board District 4 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The North Cedar 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
Jeric Armstrong
Aaron Horman
Kris Koth
Keith Lehrman
Adam Sandberg

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Overlapping state house districts

North Cedar Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 82Bobby KaufmannRepublican Party 93% 22%
Iowa House of Representatives District 66Steven BradleyRepublican Party 7% 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: $1,240,000 $1,962 9%
Local: $6,737,000 $10,660 49%
State: $5,885,000 $9,312 42%
Total: $13,862,000 $21,934
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,322,000 $19,496
Total Current Expenditures: $9,300,000 $14,715
Instructional Expenditures: $5,354,000 $8,471 43%
Student and Staff Support: $480,000 $759 4%
Administration: $1,365,000 $2,159 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,101,000 $3,324 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $721,000 $1,140
Construction: $327,000 $517
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $606,000 $958
Interest on Debt: $63,000 $99

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 61 PS PS 40-59 PS <50 62
2018-2019 66 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 66
2017-2018 74 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 74
2016-2017 74 PS >=50 >=50 PS 73
2015-2016 76 PS >=50 PS PS 77
2014-2015 73 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 73
2013-2014 72 PS <50 >=50 PS 73
2012-2013 75 PS <50 >=50 PS >=50 76
2011-2012 74 PS >=50 >=50 PS 75
2010-2011 75 PS <50 >=50 >=50 75

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 63 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 63
2018-2019 70 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 70
2017-2018 68 PS <50 >=50 PS PS 68
2016-2017 71 PS >=50 >=50 PS 71
2015-2016 69 PS >=50 PS PS 70
2014-2015 65 PS <50 >=50 PS PS 66
2013-2014 64 PS <50 >=50 PS 65
2012-2013 63 PS <50 >=50 PS <50 64
2011-2012 66 PS <50 >=50 PS 66
2010-2011 70 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 70

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

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 591 -6.8
2022-2023 631 -0.2
2021-2022 632 0.2
2020-2021 631 -5.5
2019-2020 666 -3.3
2018-2019 688 -22.8
2017-2018 845 -2.5
2016-2017 866 -0.6
2015-2016 871 -3.3
2014-2015 900 -0.4
2013-2014 904 0.7
2012-2013 898 -2.3
2011-2012 919 -0.2
2010-2011 921 -6.1
2009-2010 977 5.5
2008-2009 923 -1.3
2007-2008 935 3.3
2006-2007 904 -2.0
2005-2006 922 -1.5
2004-2005 936 -6.1
2003-2004 993 2.8
2002-2003 965 0.3
2001-2002 962 0.5
2000-2001 957 -0.6
1999-2000 963 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE North Cedar Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 2.5
Black 1.5 7.0
Hispanic 2.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 2.4 5.0
White 93.1 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, North Cedar Community School District had 54.91 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.96
Kindergarten: 3.83
Elementary: 28.16
Secondary: 20.96
Total: 54.91

North Cedar Community School District employed 4.10 district administrators and 2.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.10
District Administrative Support: 3.50
School Administrators: 2.50
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 30.07
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.64
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.80
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 13.75
Other Support Services: 24.31

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 North Cedar Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School2737-12
North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center176PK-6
North Cedar Mechanicsville Elem Ctr142PK-6


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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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