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Pocahontas Area Community School District, Iowa

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Pocahontas Area Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 706 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Pocahontas Area Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Pocahontas and Calhoun counties). During the 2024 school year, 706 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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School board

The Pocahontas Area 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
Sara Boysen
Tony Halligan
Deena Hudson
Chris Janssen
Sherre Johnson
Jeff Kerns
Dustin Thompson

Elections

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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: $1,015,000 $1,377 7%
Local: $10,104,000 $13,710 68%
State: $3,797,000 $5,152 26%
Total: $14,916,000 $20,239
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,701,000 $15,876
Total Current Expenditures: $10,034,000 $13,614
Instructional Expenditures: $6,218,000 $8,436 53%
Student and Staff Support: $434,000 $588 4%
Administration: $862,000 $1,169 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,520,000 $3,419 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $717,000 $972
Construction: $207,000 $280
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $32,000 $43
Interest on Debt: $128,000 $173


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 67 PS PS 40-59 60-79 67
2018-2019 75 PS PS 40-59 60-79 75-79
2017-2018 82 PS 60-79 >=50 83
2016-2017 81 PS PS 60-79 60-79 83
2015-2016 85 PS <50 PS >=50 88
2014-2015 82 PS PS >=50 >=50 83
2013-2014 81 PS >=50 PS >=50 81
2012-2013 82 PS >=50 PS PS 84
2011-2012 85-89 PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 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 71 PS PS 40-59 60-79 72
2018-2019 73 PS PS 40-59 60-79 75-79
2017-2018 81 PS 60-79 >=50 82
2016-2017 81 PS PS 60-79 60-79 82
2015-2016 81 PS >=50 PS >=50 81
2014-2015 77 PS PS >=50 >=50 77
2013-2014 73 PS >=50 PS >=50 73
2012-2013 74 PS >=50 PS PS 75
2011-2012 75-79 PS >=50 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 85-89 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 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89
2014-2015 70-79 PS PS 70-79
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 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 706 -4.7
2022-2023 739 0.3
2021-2022 737 0.0
2020-2021 737 2.2
2019-2020 721 1.1
2018-2019 713 -2.5
2017-2018 731 1.4
2016-2017 721 -3.5
2015-2016 746 1.3
2014-2015 736 -1.2
2013-2014 745 -1.2
2012-2013 754 32.2
2011-2012 511 -5.3
2010-2011 538 3.5
2009-2010 519 -13.1
2008-2009 587 -5.1
2007-2008 617 1.9
2006-2007 605 -3.5
2005-2006 626 -2.7
2004-2005 643 -13.8
2003-2004 732 -10.4
2002-2003 808 -3.6
2001-2002 837 -0.2
2000-2001 839 1.0
1999-2000 831 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pocahontas Area Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 2.5
Black 0.7 7.0
Hispanic 8.9 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.9 0.7
Two or More Races 5.5 5.0
White 83.9 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, Pocahontas Area Community School District had 51.45 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.72.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.33
Kindergarten: 3.02
Elementary: 25.49
Secondary: 19.61
Total: 51.45

Pocahontas Area Community School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.70
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.76
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.40
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 1.68
Other Support Services: 19.00


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 Pocahontas Area Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Pocahontas Area Elementary School274KG-6
Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School3747-12
Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center189-12

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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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