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Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 804 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Chickasaw, Fayette, and Bremer counties). During the 2024 school year, 804 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

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Elections

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Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District school board At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District school board At-large

Jillian House, Janet Wendland, and Jim Wright are running in the general election for Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District school board At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Jillian House (Nonpartisan)
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Janet Wendland (Nonpartisan)
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Jim Wright (Nonpartisan)

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Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District school board Fredericksburg District

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District school board Fredericksburg District

Kenneth D. McFarland is running in the general election for Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District school board Fredericksburg District on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The Sumner-Fredericksburg 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
Jamie Steege20192027
Michael DeSloover20152027
Ashley Meyer20212025
Lonnie Schult20112025

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Overlapping state house districts

Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 58Charley ThomsonRepublican Party 75% 14%
Iowa House of Representatives District 68Chad IngelsRepublican Party 25% 5%

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: $1,414,000 $1,704 11%
Local: $5,581,000 $6,724 42%
State: $6,224,000 $7,499 47%
Total: $13,219,000 $15,927
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,390,000 $13,722
Total Current Expenditures: $10,142,000 $12,219
Instructional Expenditures: $6,234,000 $7,510 55%
Student and Staff Support: $718,000 $865 6%
Administration: $1,118,000 $1,346 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,072,000 $2,496 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $682,000 $821
Construction: $226,000 $272
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $37,000 $44

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 70 PS 40-59 PS >=50 71
2018-2019 70 PS 40-59 >=50 71
2017-2018 83 PS 60-79 >=50 84
2016-2017 81 PS PS 60-79 >=50 83
2015-2016 83 PS PS 60-79 >=50 83
2014-2015 83 PS PS 60-79 >=50 84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 75-79 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 67 PS 40-59 PS >=50 68
2018-2019 68 PS 40-59 >=50 69
2017-2018 75 PS 40-59 >=50 77
2016-2017 76 PS PS 21-39 >=50 79
2015-2016 78 PS PS 40-59 >=50 80
2014-2015 80 PS PS 40-59 >=50 81
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 75-79 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 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=95 PS >=95
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 >=90
2011-2012 90-94 PS >=95
2010-2011 >=95 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 804 -0.6
2022-2023 809 -2.6
2021-2022 830 0.7
2020-2021 824 -1.8
2019-2020 839 -3.0
2018-2019 864 0.7
2017-2018 858 -2.6
2016-2017 880 -1.1
2015-2016 890 0.3
2014-2015 887 30.2
2013-2014 619 1.3
2012-2013 611 0.0
2011-2012 611 -1.3
2010-2011 619 9.4
2009-2010 561 11.2
2008-2009 498 -5.6
2007-2008 526 -5.1
2006-2007 553 1.6
2005-2006 544 -5.9
2004-2005 576 -10.2
2003-2004 635 -0.8
2002-2003 640 -0.2
2001-2002 641 -7.3
2000-2001 688 -5.5
1999-2000 726 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sumner-Fredericksburg 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 0.5 7.0
Hispanic 4.5 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Two or More Races 4.4 5.0
White 90.4 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, Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District had 59.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.43.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.87
Kindergarten: 4.33
Elementary: 34.33
Secondary: 19.33
Total: 59.86

Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 2.20 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 1.20
School Administrators: 2.20
School Administrative Support: 4.30
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 24.41
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.02
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.90
Student Support Services: 2.70
Other Support Services: 19.33

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 Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Durant Elementary School198PK-4
Fredericksburg Elem School127PK-4
Sumner-Fredericksburg High School2459-12
Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School2345-8


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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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