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Sioux City Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 14,661 (2023-2024)
Schools: 21 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Sioux City Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Woodbury and Plymouth counties). During the 2024 school year, 14,661 students attended one of the district's 21 schools.

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

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Sioux City Community School District school board At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Sioux City Community School District school board At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates are running in the general election for Sioux City Community School District school board At-large on November 4, 2025.

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AJ Cecil-Starlin (Nonpartisan)
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Jan J. George (Nonpartisan)
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Dan Greenwell (Nonpartisan)
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Cyndi Hanson (Nonpartisan)
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Bobby Michaelson (Nonpartisan)
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Christian Supiot Perez (Nonpartisan)

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Sioux City Community School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Sioux City Community School District school board At-large

Incumbent Perla Alarcon-Flory, incumbent Ron Colling, and incumbent Jeremy Saint won election in the general election for Sioux City Community School District school board At-large on September 12, 2017.

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Sioux City Community School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Sioux City Community School District school board At-large

Incumbent David Gleiser, incumbent Mike Krysl, incumbent Michael McTaggart, and incumbent Jackie Warnstadt won election in the general election for Sioux City Community School District school board At-large on September 8, 2015.

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About the district

School board

The Sioux City 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
Lance Ehmcke20232027
Treyla Lee20232027
John Meyers20232027
Earl Miller20232027
Jan George2025
Dan Greenwell2025
Bob Michaelson2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Sioux City Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 2Robert HendersonRepublican Party 47% 29%
Iowa House of Representatives District 1J.D. ScholtenDemocratic Party 24% 100%
Iowa House of Representatives District 14Jacob BossmanRepublican Party 19% 13%
Iowa House of Representatives District 13Travis SitzmannRepublican Party 11% < 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: $32,456,000 $2,146 14%
Local: $42,549,000 $2,814 19%
State: $148,728,000 $9,836 66%
Total: $223,733,000 $14,796
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $204,400,000 $13,517
Total Current Expenditures: $180,555,000 $11,940
Instructional Expenditures: $111,427,000 $7,369 55%
Student and Staff Support: $22,585,000 $1,493 11%
Administration: $17,242,000 $1,140 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $29,301,000 $1,937 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $15,811,000 $1,045
Construction: $11,230,000 $742
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $204,000 $13
Interest on Debt: $2,414,000 $159

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 54 58 38 44 35-39 55 66
2018-2019 61 70-74 42 53 45-49 59 70
2017-2018 67 75-79 47 58 45-49 67 76
2016-2017 70 75-79 52 62 50-54 64 78
2015-2016 71 75-79 53 63 55-59 65-69 78
2014-2015 73 80-84 52 65 50-54 65-69 80
2013-2014 73 80-84 50-54 64 50-54 65-69 81
2012-2013 67 75 49 60 40-44 65-69 74
2011-2012 68 75-79 47 58 45-49 60-64 76
2010-2011 68 71 50 57 45-49 60-64 76

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 57 58 39 47 40-44 59 68
2018-2019 59 65-69 38 49 40-44 61 68
2017-2018 67 70-74 51 57 55-59 68 76
2016-2017 69 70-74 52 59 45-49 69 78
2015-2016 69 70-74 53 58 55-59 65-69 78
2014-2015 71 70-74 51 62 50-54 65-69 79
2013-2014 73 70-74 50-54 64 50-54 60-64 81
2012-2013 66 70 52 54 40-44 60-64 74
2011-2012 63 60-64 46 50 40-44 50-54 73
2010-2011 67 65-69 51 55 55-59 55-59 75

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 >=90 80-84 90 60-79 >=90 92
2018-2019 85 80-89 90-94 80-84 40-59 70-79 87
2017-2018 86 >=95 80-89 84 60-79 60-79 87
2016-2017 84 80-89 >=90 75-79 60-79 60-79 86
2015-2016 87 >=90 >=90 85-89 60-79 60-79 88
2014-2015 87 >=90 80-89 85-89 >=80 >=50 87
2013-2014 86 >=90 80-89 80-84 40-59 >=50 89
2012-2013 87 >=80 80-89 80-84 60-79 >=50 90
2011-2012 85 80-89 70-79 80-84 60-79 >=50 88
2010-2011 84 80-89 80-89 70-74 40-59 >=50 89

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 14,661 -2.2
2022-2023 14,989 -0.9
2021-2022 15,121 1.2
2020-2021 14,941 -2.8
2019-2020 15,354 2.5
2018-2019 14,976 -1.9
2017-2018 15,267 0.4
2016-2017 15,205 -0.8
2015-2016 15,321 2.0
2014-2015 15,017 1.6
2013-2014 14,778 1.5
2012-2013 14,551 1.3
2011-2012 14,360 -0.6
2010-2011 14,442 1.3
2009-2010 14,257 3.6
2008-2009 13,746 -0.1
2007-2008 13,754 -0.6
2006-2007 13,835 -0.3
2005-2006 13,879 3.1
2004-2005 13,455 -4.7
2003-2004 14,089 1.7
2002-2003 13,846 -2.0
2001-2002 14,122 -1.4
2000-2001 14,318 -0.5
1999-2000 14,384 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sioux City Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.6 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.2 2.5
Black 9.2 7.0
Hispanic 38.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2.5 0.7
Two or More Races 6.4 5.0
White 38.7 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, Sioux City Community School District had 940.82 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.58.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 29.76
Kindergarten: 83.55
Elementary: 588.33
Secondary: 239.18
Total: 940.82

Sioux City Community School District employed 27.50 district administrators and 61.89 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 27.50
District Administrative Support: 16.00
School Administrators: 61.89
School Administrative Support: 95.63
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 302.19
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 45.11
Total Guidance Counselors: 33.82
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 5.03
Student Support Services: 43.52
Other Support Services: 290.56

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 Sioux City Community School District operates 21 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bryant Elementary School564PK-5
Clark Early Childhood Center72PK-PK
East High School1,5119-12
East Middle School1,0366-8
Hunt Elementary School423PK-5
Irving Elementary School616KG-5
Irving Preschool84PK-PK
Leeds Elementary School609PK-5
Liberty Elementary School632PK-5
Loess Hills Elementary585PK-5
Morningside Elementary691PK-5
Nodland Elementary School256KG-2
North High School1,6609-12
North Middle School1,1686-8
Perry Creek Elementary School632KG-5
Riverside Elementary School243PK-5
Spalding Park Elementary663PK-5
Sunnyside Elementary School2493-5
Unity Elementary School501PK-5
West High School1,3089-12
West Middle School8546-8

School board meetings

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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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