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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 509 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Wapello Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Des Moines and Louisa counties). During the 2024 school year, 509 students attended one of the district's three 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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Wapello Community School District, At-large

General election

General election for Wapello Community School District, At-large (2 seats)

Melody Crow, Kenny Marlette, Brandon Marquardt, and Jenna Meeker ran in the general election for Wapello Community School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Melody Crow (Nonpartisan)
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Kenny Marlette (Nonpartisan)
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Brandon Marquardt (Nonpartisan)
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Jenna Meeker (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Wapello 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
Sarah Bockes
Kerri Horton
Kenny Marlette
Brandon Marquardt
Dave Moore

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Overlapping state house districts

Wapello Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 95Taylor CollinsRepublican Party 100% 12%

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: $1,217,000 $2,292 13%
Local: $3,754,000 $7,070 39%
State: $4,665,000 $8,785 48%
Total: $9,636,000 $18,147
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,676,000 $16,338
Total Current Expenditures: $7,510,000 $14,143
Instructional Expenditures: $5,107,000 $9,617 59%
Student and Staff Support: $263,000 $495 3%
Administration: $799,000 $1,504 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,341,000 $2,525 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $250,000 $470
Construction: $120,000 $225
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $70,000 $131

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 51 PS PS 50-59 PS >=50 50-54
2020-2021 52 PS PS 40-49 PS >=50 50-54
2018-2019 50 PS PS 40-59 PS 50-54
2017-2018 67 PS PS 60-79 PS PS 65-69
2016-2017 69 PS PS 60-69 PS PS 70-74
2015-2016 73 PS PS 50-59 PS PS 75-79
2014-2015 75 PS PS 40-59 >=50 75-79
2013-2014 78 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 80
2012-2013 67 PS PS 40-49 PS PS 71
2011-2012 63 PS PS 30-39 >=50 68
2010-2011 76 PS PS 50-59 PS >=50 79

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 63 PS PS 50-59 PS >=50 60-64
2020-2021 56 PS PS 40-49 PS <50 55-59
2018-2019 58 PS PS 40-59 PS 55-59
2017-2018 63 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 60-64
2016-2017 63 PS PS 50-59 PS PS 60-64
2015-2016 66 PS PS 30-39 PS PS 65-69
2014-2015 71 PS PS 40-59 >=50 70-74
2013-2014 74 PS PS 40-59 PS PS 76
2012-2013 66 PS PS 40-49 PS PS 68
2011-2012 64 PS PS 40-49 >=50 68
2010-2011 76 PS PS 50-59 PS >=50 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 (%)
2021-2022 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2020-2021 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2019-2020 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 80-84 PS >=50 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 90-94 PS >=50 >=90
2012-2013 80-89 PS 60-79 80-89
2011-2012 80-89 PS 80-89
2010-2011 80-89 PS 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 509 -6.3
2022-2023 541 1.8
2021-2022 531 -4.3
2020-2021 554 -2.0
2019-2020 565 -6.5
2018-2019 602 -9.1
2017-2018 657 -2.3
2016-2017 672 -3.1
2015-2016 693 -2.2
2014-2015 708 -0.6
2013-2014 712 -5.5
2012-2013 751 0.0
2011-2012 751 -5.1
2010-2011 789 2.3
2009-2010 771 2.7
2008-2009 750 -2.9
2007-2008 772 -4.1
2006-2007 804 -2.1
2005-2006 821 8.4
2004-2005 752 -3.6
2003-2004 779 4.1
2002-2003 747 -2.0
2001-2002 762 2.4
2000-2001 744 -1.2
1999-2000 753 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wapello Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.5
Black 1.2 7.0
Hispanic 13.6 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 2.2 5.0
White 82.9 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, Wapello Community School District had 43.26 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.77.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.47
Kindergarten: 3.01
Elementary: 23.27
Secondary: 14.51
Total: 43.26

Wapello Community School District employed 2.50 district administrators and 2.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.50
District Administrative Support: 0.10
School Administrators: 2.80
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 28.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.30
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.19
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.10
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.60
Other Support Services: 11.22

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 Wapello Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Wapello Elementary School230PK-5
Wapello Junior High School1006-8
Wapello Senior High School1799-12


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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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