South Winneshiek Community School District, Iowa

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South Winneshiek Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 554 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

South Winneshiek Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Winneshiek County). During the 2024 school year, 554 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 South Winneshiek Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Landon Holthaus
Ron Hemesath2027
Wendy Mihm-Herold2025
Patricia Schissel2025
Cathy Sabelka20242025

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: $1,219,000 $2,253 12%
Local: $4,402,000 $8,137 44%
State: $4,384,000 $8,104 44%
Total: $10,005,000 $18,494
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,804,000 $16,273
Total Current Expenditures: $7,144,000 $13,205
Instructional Expenditures: $4,464,000 $8,251 51%
Student and Staff Support: $679,000 $1,255 8%
Administration: $748,000 $1,382 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,253,000 $2,316 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $728,000 $1,345
Construction: $437,000 $807
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,000 $16
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 74 PS 40-59 PS >=50 77
2018-2019 81 >=50 PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 87 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 90 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 84 >=50 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 84 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 84 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2012-2013 80 >=50 PS 80-84
2011-2012 76 >=50 PS 75-79
2010-2011 81 PS >=50 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 68 PS 40-59 PS >=50 69
2018-2019 72 >=50 PS PS 70-74
2017-2018 79 >=50 PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 78 >=50 PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 75 >=50 PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 77 >=50 PS PS 75-79
2013-2014 77 PS <50 PS 75-79
2012-2013 74 >=50 PS 75-79
2011-2012 67 >=50 PS 65-69
2010-2011 77 PS >=50 PS 75-79

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 >=90 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=95 >=95
2012-2013 90-94 90-94
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS >=95


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 554 0.9
2022-2023 549 1.5
2021-2022 541 3.5
2020-2021 522 -2.3
2019-2020 534 4.9
2018-2019 508 -6.9
2017-2018 543 -3.1
2016-2017 560 -6.1
2015-2016 594 -4.0
2014-2015 618 -1.1
2013-2014 625 -2.1
2012-2013 638 -5.5
2011-2012 673 1.2
2010-2011 665 -1.8
2009-2010 677 18.5
2008-2009 552 -0.5
2007-2008 555 -6.7
2006-2007 592 -1.0
2005-2006 598 2.2
2004-2005 585 -9.1
2003-2004 638 1.6
2002-2003 628 -5.7
2001-2002 664 -6.5
2000-2001 707 -0.8
1999-2000 713 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE South Winneshiek Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.5
Black 0.2 7.0
Hispanic 6.7 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.7
Two or More Races 1.4 5.0
White 91.3 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 Winneshiek Community School District had 42.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.10
Kindergarten: 3.01
Elementary: 20.19
Secondary: 16.90
Total: 42.20

South Winneshiek Community School District employed 3.90 district administrators and 2.10 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.90
District Administrative Support: 0.50
School Administrators: 2.10
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 22.69
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.67
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.25
Library/Media Support: 0.85
Student Support Services: 1.80
Other Support Services: 16.63


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 Winneshiek Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
South Winneshiek Elementary School207PK-4
South Winneshiek High School1959-12
South Winneshiek Middle School1305-8

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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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