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North Mahaska Community School District, Iowa, elections

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North Mahaska Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 600 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

North Mahaska Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Mahaska and Poweshiek counties). During the 2024 school year, 600 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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Elections

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North Mahaska Community School District, District 4

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for North Mahaska Community School District, District 4

Lisa McKee and Todd VanderWilt are running in the general election for North Mahaska Community School District, District 4 on November 4, 2025.

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Lisa McKee (Nonpartisan)
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Todd VanderWilt (Nonpartisan)

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North Mahaska Community School District, District 5

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for North Mahaska Community School District, District 5

Heather Shaw and Nicole Spruell are running in the general election for North Mahaska Community School District, District 5 on November 4, 2025.

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Nicole Spruell (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The North Mahaska 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
Brett Morris2027
Michelle Sampson2027
Polly Ehret20232027
Todd Vanderwilt2025
Kraig Koehler20232025

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Overlapping state house districts

North Mahaska Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 88Helena HayesRepublican Party 88% 14%
Iowa House of Representatives District 53Dean FisherRepublican Party 6% 1%
Iowa House of Representatives District 37Barb Kniff McCullaRepublican Party 5% 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: $985,000 $1,581 10%
Local: $5,131,000 $8,236 52%
State: $3,671,000 $5,892 38%
Total: $9,787,000 $15,709
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,437,000 $16,752
Total Current Expenditures: $7,069,000 $11,346
Instructional Expenditures: $4,664,000 $7,486 45%
Student and Staff Support: $304,000 $487 3%
Administration: $759,000 $1,218 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,342,000 $2,154 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,561,000 $4,110
Construction: $2,092,000 $3,357
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $7,000 $11
Interest on Debt: $308,000 $494

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 73 PS PS >=50 74
2018-2019 74 PS PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2017-2018 82 PS PS PS >=50 80-84
2016-2017 86 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 88 PS PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 87 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 83 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 78 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 73 PS 70-74
2010-2011 81 PS PS 80-84

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 75 PS PS >=50 75
2018-2019 75 PS PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2017-2018 81 PS PS PS >=50 80-84
2016-2017 83 PS PS PS PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 84 PS PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 82 PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 75 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 79 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 75 PS 75-79
2010-2011 74 PS PS 70-74

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 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=95 PS >=90
2015-2016 80-89 PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-89 PS 80-89
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 80-89 PS 80-89
2011-2012 80-89 PS 80-89
2010-2011 >=90 >=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 600 -2.7
2022-2023 616 -1.1
2021-2022 623 4.8
2020-2021 593 -1.9
2019-2020 604 7.5
2018-2019 559 12.2
2017-2018 491 -8.6
2016-2017 533 2.1
2015-2016 522 3.8
2014-2015 502 -2.2
2013-2014 513 -10.3
2012-2013 566 1.6
2011-2012 557 0.0
2010-2011 557 -0.4
2009-2010 559 -3.6
2008-2009 579 0.3
2007-2008 577 0.9
2006-2007 572 -0.3
2005-2006 574 3.7
2004-2005 553 2.2
2003-2004 541 -3.7
2002-2003 561 -3.2
2001-2002 579 -2.1
2000-2001 591 -3.2
1999-2000 610 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE North Mahaska Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 2.5
Black 0.3 7.0
Hispanic 1.8 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 2.7 5.0
White 94.5 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 Mahaska Community School District had 44.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.61.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.57
Kindergarten: 2.68
Elementary: 21.38
Secondary: 18.47
Total: 44.10

North Mahaska Community School District employed 3.60 district administrators and 2.40 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.60
District Administrative Support: 0.50
School Administrators: 2.40
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 16.55
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.25
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.45
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.30
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.80
Other Support Services: 10.20

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 Mahaska Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
North Mahaska Elementary School314PK-6
North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School2867-12


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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 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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