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Turkey Valley Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 385 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Turkey Valley Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Chickasaw, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek counties). During the 2024 school year, 385 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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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Turkey Valley 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
Don Blazek Jr.
Jamie Hageman
Don Manderfield
Jody Steinlage
Katie Stika

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Overlapping state house districts

Turkey Valley Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 63Michael BerganRepublican Party 63% 8%
Iowa House of Representatives District 58Charley ThomsonRepublican Party 37% 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: $750,000 $2,011 11%
Local: $3,186,000 $8,542 48%
State: $2,708,000 $7,260 41%
Total: $6,644,000 $17,812
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,337,000 $16,989
Total Current Expenditures: $5,348,000 $14,337
Instructional Expenditures: $3,575,000 $9,584 56%
Student and Staff Support: $252,000 $675 4%
Administration: $483,000 $1,294 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,038,000 $2,782 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $324,000 $868
Construction: $115,000 $308
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $2
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 (%)
2021-2022 71 >=50 PS 70-74
2020-2021 71 PS >=50 PS 70-74
2018-2019 65-69 <50 PS 70-74
2017-2018 90-94 >=50 PS 90-94
2016-2017 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=95
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 91 PS PS PS 90-94

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 (%)
2021-2022 77 <50 PS 80-84
2020-2021 78 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2018-2019 65-69 <50 PS 65-69
2017-2018 80-84 >=50 PS 80-84
2016-2017 80-84 >=50 PS 80-84
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 80-84 >=50 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 83 PS 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 (%)
2021-2022 >=80 PS PS >=80
2020-2021 >=80 PS >=80
2019-2020 >=90 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=80 >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=80 >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90

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 385 2.6
2022-2023 375 0.5
2021-2022 373 8.0
2020-2021 343 -1.5
2019-2020 348 1.7
2018-2019 342 -12.6
2017-2018 385 2.3
2016-2017 376 3.2
2015-2016 364 -6.0
2014-2015 386 0.0
2013-2014 386 -4.9
2012-2013 405 -3.5
2011-2012 419 -9.1
2010-2011 457 3.7
2009-2010 440 -12.7
2008-2009 496 -5.6
2007-2008 524 -0.8
2006-2007 528 -6.1
2005-2006 560 -3.4
2004-2005 579 -0.7
2003-2004 583 -2.6
2002-2003 598 -4.7
2001-2002 626 -0.2
2000-2001 627 -2.7
1999-2000 644 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Turkey Valley 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 0.5 7.0
Hispanic 4.9 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 0.5 5.0
White 94.0 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, Turkey Valley Community School District had 32.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.86.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.96
Kindergarten: 2.73
Elementary: 14.64
Secondary: 12.13
Total: 32.46

Turkey Valley Community School District employed 1.50 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: 1.50
District Administrative Support: 3.30
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 14.44
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.41
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.98
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.80
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.20
Other Support Services: 14.06

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 Turkey Valley Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Turkey Valley Elementary School214PK-6
Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School1717-12


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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