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Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District, Iowa

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Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 158 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Palo Alto and Clay counties). During the 2024 school year, 158 students attended one of the district's two 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 Ruthven-Ayrshire 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
Jill Conlon2028
Stephanie Fay2028
Heather Ruehle2028
Robbie Allen20232028
Amy Loder2025
Darin Malm2025
Susan Sikora2025

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: $315,000 $1,909 8%
Local: $1,793,000 $10,867 45%
State: $1,850,000 $11,212 47%
Total: $3,958,000 $23,988
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,086,000 $18,703
Total Current Expenditures: $2,513,000 $15,230
Instructional Expenditures: $1,409,000 $8,539 46%
Student and Staff Support: $73,000 $442 2%
Administration: $453,000 $2,745 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $578,000 $3,503 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $156,000 $945
Construction: $38,000 $230
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 40-44 PS PS <50 <50 40-44
2018-2019 50-54 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 75-79 PS PS PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 70-74 PS PS PS 70-74
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 80-84 PS 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 50-54 PS PS <50 <50 50-54
2018-2019 60-64 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 65-69 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2016-2017 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 70-74 PS PS PS 65-69
2014-2015 70-74 PS PS 70-74
2013-2014 60-64 PS PS 60-64
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 65-69 PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 70-74 PS 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 >=50 PS PS >=50
2018-2019 >=80 >=80
2017-2018 >=50 >=50
2016-2017 >=50 PS >=50
2015-2016 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=80
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS >=80


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 158 -3.8
2022-2023 164 -0.6
2021-2022 165 -10.3
2020-2021 182 -6.6
2019-2020 194 2.1
2018-2019 190 -23.2
2017-2018 234 -3.4
2016-2017 242 -6.2
2015-2016 257 0.0
2014-2015 257 -0.8
2013-2014 259 -0.8
2012-2013 261 -3.4
2011-2012 270 -1.5
2010-2011 274 1.5
2009-2010 270 7.4
2008-2009 250 -4.4
2007-2008 261 3.8
2006-2007 251 3.2
2005-2006 243 -2.5
2004-2005 249 -9.6
2003-2004 273 2.6
2002-2003 266 2.3
2001-2002 260 -8.5
2000-2001 282 -8.5
1999-2000 306 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 2.5
Black 0.6 7.0
Hispanic 6.3 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 1.9 5.0
White 89.2 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, Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District had 18.17 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.7.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 1.46
Elementary: 12.34
Secondary: 3.37
Total: 18.17

Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District employed 2.70 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.70
District Administrative Support: 0.50
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.45
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.77
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.61
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 5.10


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 Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School88PK-6
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School707-12

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    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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