Ottumwa Community School District, Iowa, elections

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Ottumwa Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,990 (2022-2023)
Schools: 11 (2022-2023)
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Ottumwa Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Wapello County). During the 2023 school year, 4,990 students attended one of the district's 11 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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About the district

School board

The Ottumwa 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
Morgan Brown
Becky Ingle
Brian Jones
Christina Schark
David Weilbrenner
Jeremy Weller
Jan Wetrich

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Overlapping state house districts

Ottumwa Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 25Hans WilzRepublican Party 78% 41%
Iowa House of Representatives District 26Austin HarrisRepublican Party 22% 2%

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,388,000 $1,798 12%
Local: $14,380,000 $3,083 21%
State: $45,646,000 $9,785 67%
Total: $68,414,000 $14,665
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $64,160,000 $13,753
Total Current Expenditures: $51,022,000 $10,937
Instructional Expenditures: $30,913,000 $6,626 48%
Student and Staff Support: $4,748,000 $1,017 7%
Administration: $5,805,000 $1,244 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,556,000 $2,048 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,215,000 $1,760
Construction: $6,288,000 $1,347
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $133,000 $28
Interest on Debt: $571,000 $122

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 50 25-29 35-39 43 >=50 40-49 59
2018-2019 59 45-49 40-44 51 >=50 60-69 65
2017-2018 64 45-49 40-44 57 >=50 60-69 71
2016-2017 68 40-49 45-49 59 >=50 70-79 74
2015-2016 69 50-59 50-54 56 >=50 60-69 75
2014-2015 70 60-69 45-49 60 >=80 50-59 75
2013-2014 72 60-79 50-54 61 60-79 60-69 77
2012-2013 68 >=80 35-39 59 60-79 60-69 72
2011-2012 66 70-79 40-44 55 40-59 60-69 70
2010-2011 67 60-79 50-54 53 40-59 80-89 71

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 54 30-34 40-44 48 >=50 50-59 62
2018-2019 53 40-44 40-44 45 <50 60-69 59
2017-2018 59 35-39 35-39 50 >=50 60-69 65
2016-2017 62 30-39 35-39 49 >=50 60-69 70
2015-2016 61 40-49 45-49 48 >=50 60-69 67
2014-2015 62 50-59 40-44 50 60-79 60-69 67
2013-2014 63 40-59 40-44 51 60-79 60-69 68
2012-2013 59 40-59 35-39 43 60-79 60-69 65
2011-2012 59 40-49 35-39 42 21-39 60-69 65
2010-2011 65 60-79 55-59 52 40-59 70-79 68

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 89 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 87 PS >=80 90-94 PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 91 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 88 >=50 >=50 90-94 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 83 >=50 >=50 75-79 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 85 PS >=50 80-84 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 89 PS >=50 >=90 PS >=50 90-94
2012-2013 89 PS >=50 >=90 PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 81 PS >=50 70-79 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 80 PS >=50 70-79 PS >=50 80-84

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 (%)
2022-2023 4,990 2.6
2021-2022 4,861 4.0
2020-2021 4,665 -1.0
2019-2020 4,713 3.0
2018-2019 4,570 -6.4
2017-2018 4,861 -0.5
2016-2017 4,883 0.0
2015-2016 4,883 1.7
2014-2015 4,798 0.5
2013-2014 4,773 0.6
2012-2013 4,743 -1.0
2011-2012 4,791 -0.2
2010-2011 4,801 -1.7
2009-2010 4,882 0.8
2008-2009 4,844 2.7
2007-2008 4,715 -4.1
2006-2007 4,907 -1.8
2005-2006 4,993 6.2
2004-2005 4,685 -3.9
2003-2004 4,870 -0.5
2002-2003 4,895 -1.1
2001-2002 4,949 -1.4
2000-2001 5,019 1.2
1999-2000 4,958 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Ottumwa Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.1 2.5
Black 7.2 6.8
Hispanic 25.7 12.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 9.7 0.6
Two or More Races 1.8 4.9
White 52.1 72.5

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 2022-2023 school year, Ottumwa Community School District had 317.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.72.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 14.69
Kindergarten: 28.10
Elementary: 189.18
Secondary: 85.47
Total: 317.44

Ottumwa Community School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 25.04 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 16.00
School Administrators: 25.04
School Administrative Support: 21.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 192.39
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.11
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.03
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.99
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 19.56
Other Support Services: 104.97

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 Ottumwa Community School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Douma Elementary School3301-2
Eisenhower Elementary School238KG-5
Evans Middle School1,0476-8
Horace Mann Elementary School240KG-5
James Elementary School229KG-5
Liberty Elementary School4303-5
Ottumwa High School1,3179-12
Ottumwa Virtual Learning27PK-12
Pickwick Early Childhood Center569PK-KG
The Gateway Center1879-12
Wilson Elementary School345KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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