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Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 947 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Sac, Crawford, Ida, and Woodbury counties). During the 2024 school year, 947 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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Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District, At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District, At-large

Josh Alesch is running in the general election for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 2

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Special general election for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 2

Stephanie Konradi is running in the special general election for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 3

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Erin Marth is running in the general election for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 3 on November 4, 2025.

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Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 4

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Ryan Goodman is running in the general election for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 4 on November 4, 2025.

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Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 6

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Dathan Loger is running in the general election for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District school board District 6 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove 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
Josh Alesch
Ryan Goodman
Lex Jacobson
Dathan Loger
Brad Lundell
Erin Marth

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Overlapping state house districts

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 12Steven HoltRepublican Party 66% 16%
Iowa House of Representatives District 7 NA NA 30% 5%
Iowa House of Representatives District 13Travis SitzmannRepublican Party 4% 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: $1,390,000 $1,434 8%
Local: $7,680,000 $7,926 46%
State: $7,452,000 $7,690 45%
Total: $16,522,000 $17,051
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $20,665,000 $21,326
Total Current Expenditures: $11,690,000 $12,063
Instructional Expenditures: $7,761,000 $8,009 38%
Student and Staff Support: $710,000 $732 3%
Administration: $1,014,000 $1,046 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,205,000 $2,275 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,934,000 $8,187
Construction: $7,307,000 $7,540
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $571,000 $589

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 75 PS PS 40-59 >=50 77
2018-2019 76 PS PS >=50 PS PS 77
2017-2018 88 PS PS >=50 85-89
2016-2017 84 PS PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 85 PS PS PS PS 86
2014-2015 82 PS >=50 PS 80-84
2013-2014 80 PS >=50 PS 80-84
2012-2013 82 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2011-2012 83 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2010-2011 87 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 (%)
2020-2021 77 PS PS 40-59 >=50 78
2018-2019 69 PS PS <50 PS PS 71
2017-2018 79 PS PS >=50 75-79
2016-2017 79 PS PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 82 PS PS PS PS 82
2014-2015 83 PS >=50 PS 80-84
2013-2014 78 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2012-2013 74 PS PS >=50 PS 70-74
2011-2012 70 PS PS >=50 PS 65-69
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 (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 PS PS PS
2014-2015 PS PS
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 PS PS
2011-2012 PS PS

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 947 -1.4
2022-2023 960 -0.9
2021-2022 969 -1.4
2020-2021 983 -2.7
2019-2020 1,010 -0.7
2018-2019 1,017 66.4
2017-2018 342 -1.5
2016-2017 347 -1.7
2015-2016 353 3.1
2014-2015 342 -3.5
2013-2014 354 2.3
2012-2013 346 -1.7
2011-2012 352 -3.1
2010-2011 363 1.7
2009-2010 357 -2.2
2008-2009 365 -0.5
2007-2008 367 3.8
2006-2007 353 -3.4
2005-2006 365 -3.8
2004-2005 379 -3.2
2003-2004 391 -6.9
2002-2003 418 -0.5
2001-2002 420 -3.6
2000-2001 435 -7.6
1999-2000 468 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 2.5
Black 0.5 7.0
Hispanic 4.7 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.7
Two or More Races 1.1 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, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District had 73.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.80
Kindergarten: 6.32
Elementary: 43.63
Secondary: 22.23
Total: 73.98

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District employed 2.00 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: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 2.70
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 33.66
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.17
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.00
Other Support Services: 26.31

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 Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School3179-12
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School2016-8
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove308PK-5
Odebolt Elementary-Odebolt121KG-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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