South O'Brien Community School District, Iowa, elections

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South O'Brien Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 558 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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South O'Brien Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Cherokee and O'Brien counties). During the 2024 school year, 558 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 1

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 1

Sue McCauley is running in the general election for South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 1 on November 4, 2025.

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South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 3

General election

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General election for South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 3

Jamie Negus is running in the general election for South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 3 on November 4, 2025.

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South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 6

General election

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General election for South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 6

Kody Nelson is running in the general election for South O'Brien Community School District, Director District 6 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The South O'Brien 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
Dallas Jalas20232027
Josh Rausch20212027
John Beck20192027
Beth Sibenaller-Woodall20192027
Sue McCauley20212025
Richard Radtke20212025
Gina Paulsen20132025

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Overlapping state house districts

South O'Brien Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 5Zach DiekenRepublican Party 99% 21%

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,216,000 $2,211 11%
Local: $6,563,000 $11,933 60%
State: $3,105,000 $5,645 28%
Total: $10,884,000 $19,789
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,325,000 $16,954
Total Current Expenditures: $7,880,000 $14,327
Instructional Expenditures: $4,576,000 $8,320 49%
Student and Staff Support: $880,000 $1,600 9%
Administration: $995,000 $1,809 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,429,000 $2,598 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,038,000 $1,887
Construction: $548,000 $996
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $10,000 $18
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 64 PS 21-39 <50 68
2018-2019 70 PS 40-59 <50 70-74
2017-2018 80 PS >=50 60-79 >=50 80-84
2016-2017 83 PS >=50 60-79 <50 85-89
2015-2016 87 PS PS 60-79 <50 90-94
2014-2015 87 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 92 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 82 PS PS >=50 >=50 80-84
2011-2012 83 PS PS <50 PS 85-89
2010-2011 85 PS PS >=50 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 66 PS 21-39 <50 68
2018-2019 73 PS 60-79 <50 75-79
2017-2018 75 PS >=50 40-59 >=50 75-79
2016-2017 77 PS >=50 >=80 <50 75-79
2015-2016 77 PS PS >=80 >=50 75-79
2014-2015 78 PS PS >=50 PS <50 75-79
2013-2014 82 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2012-2013 78 PS PS >=50 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 76 PS PS >=50 PS 75-79
2010-2011 80 PS PS >=50 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 PS >=90
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS 70-79
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 80-89 PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-89 PS 80-89
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 80-89 80-89

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 558 -3.2
2022-2023 576 4.5
2021-2022 550 -5.3
2020-2021 579 -5.2
2019-2020 609 -3.3
2018-2019 629 1.6
2017-2018 619 -2.9
2016-2017 637 -1.3
2015-2016 645 -1.4
2014-2015 654 -7.0
2013-2014 700 4.3
2012-2013 670 -1.2
2011-2012 678 1.2
2010-2011 670 5.5
2009-2010 633 1.7
2008-2009 622 -5.6
2007-2008 657 -1.5
2006-2007 667 -5.8
2005-2006 706 -1.0
2004-2005 713 1.8
2003-2004 700 -4.0
2002-2003 728 -4.4
2001-2002 760 -6.8
2000-2001 812 0.6
1999-2000 807 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE South O'Brien Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.5
Black 0.4 7.0
Hispanic 5.6 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.7
Two or More Races 1.8 5.0
White 91.9 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, South O'Brien Community School District had 44.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.68.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.67
Kindergarten: 3.29
Elementary: 20.75
Secondary: 17.29
Total: 44.00

South O'Brien Community School District employed 3.80 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: 3.80
District Administrative Support: 0.50
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 25.10
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.61
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 17.85

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 South O'Brien Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
South O'Brien Elem Sch Primghar Center316PK-6
South O'Brien Secondary School2427-12


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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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