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Van Buren County Community School District, Iowa

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Van Buren County Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 834 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Van Buren County Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Van Buren, Davis, Lee, and Henry counties). During the 2024 school year, 834 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 Van Buren County 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
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Richard Breckenridge
William Cline
Alisha DuehnDistrict 3
Colby KreissDistrict 1
Sheila ParsonsDistrict 4
Alex RichardsDistrict 5
Dan SmithDistrict 2

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: $2,594,000 $3,045 16%
Local: $5,683,000 $6,670 35%
State: $7,944,000 $9,324 49%
Total: $16,221,000 $19,039
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,685,000 $17,235
Total Current Expenditures: $11,790,000 $13,838
Instructional Expenditures: $7,345,000 $8,620 50%
Student and Staff Support: $804,000 $943 5%
Administration: $1,431,000 $1,679 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,210,000 $2,593 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,249,000 $1,465
Construction: $731,000 $857
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $35,000 $41


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 58 PS PS <50 >=50 58
2018-2019 62 PS PS PS 62
2017-2018 66 PS PS PS PS 67
2016-2017 71 PS PS >=50 PS 72
2015-2016 67 <50 65-69
2014-2015 73 PS >=50 70-74
2013-2014 80 PS PS PS 80
2012-2013 68 PS PS <50 PS 68
2011-2012 69 PS PS 69
2010-2011 76 PS PS PS 77

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 PS <50 <50 66
2018-2019 61 PS PS PS 62
2017-2018 68 PS PS PS PS 70
2016-2017 72 PS PS <50 PS 73
2015-2016 68 <50 65-69
2014-2015 77 PS >=50 75-79
2013-2014 83 PS PS PS 83
2012-2013 72 PS PS <50 PS 72
2011-2012 70 PS PS 71
2010-2011 73 PS PS PS 74

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 80-89 PS 80-89
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=90
2014-2015 80-89 PS 80-89
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 80-89 80-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS 85-89
2010-2011 >=90 PS 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 834 -4.0
2022-2023 867 1.7
2021-2022 852 3.4
2020-2021 823 -2.3
2019-2020 842 17.0
2018-2019 699 4.0
2017-2018 671 3.3
2016-2017 649 -0.8
2015-2016 654 0.6
2014-2015 650 1.2
2013-2014 642 -0.8
2012-2013 647 -3.6
2011-2012 670 -6.9
2010-2011 716 -6.6
2009-2010 763 4.7
2008-2009 727 -0.1
2007-2008 728 -2.3
2006-2007 745 -4.8
2005-2006 781 5.0
2004-2005 742 1.8
2003-2004 729 -8.9
2002-2003 794 11.8
2001-2002 700 5.0
2000-2001 665 5.9
1999-2000 626 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Van Buren County Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 2.5
Black 0.7 7.0
Hispanic 2.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 1.8 5.0
White 94.4 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, Van Buren County Community School District had 71.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.71.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.75
Kindergarten: 5.82
Elementary: 42.27
Secondary: 20.36
Total: 71.20

Van Buren County Community School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 3.00 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: 4.95
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 3.10
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 36.66
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.29
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.60
Library/Media Support: 2.76
Student Support Services: 3.24
Other Support Services: 17.83


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 Van Buren County Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Van Buren County Community Middle & High School3617-12
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center298PK-6
Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center175PK-6

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    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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