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West Branch Community School District, Iowa

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West Branch Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 871 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
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West Branch Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Cedar and Johnson counties). During the 2023 school year, 871 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 West Branch 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
Greg Hetrick
Julie Sexton
Lindsay Shultz
Pete Swisher
Amanda Whaley

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $733,000 $884 6%
Local: $7,142,000 $8,615 54%
State: $5,378,000 $6,487 41%
Total: $13,253,000 $15,987
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $28,594,000 $34,492
Total Current Expenditures: $9,445,000 $11,393
Instructional Expenditures: $5,937,000 $7,161 21%
Student and Staff Support: $841,000 $1,014 3%
Administration: $1,128,000 $1,360 4%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,539,000 $1,856 5%
Total Capital Outlay: $18,039,000 $21,759
Construction: $17,569,000 $21,193
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $659,000 $794


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 68 PS <50 50-59 PS 60-79 70
2018-2019 72 PS PS 40-59 >=50 74
2017-2018 77 PS PS 40-59 >=50 79
2016-2017 80 PS PS 40-59 >=50 82
2015-2016 77 PS PS 60-79 >=80 78
2014-2015 81 PS PS >=80 >=80 81
2013-2014 83 PS PS 60-79 60-79 85
2012-2013 83 PS PS 60-79 PS 60-79 84
2011-2012 85 PS >=50 PS >=80 85
2010-2011 83 60-79 PS 60-79 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 70 PS <50 50-59 PS 60-79 72
2018-2019 69 PS PS 40-59 >=50 70
2017-2018 78 PS PS 40-59 >=50 80
2016-2017 74 PS PS 40-59 >=50 76
2015-2016 74 PS PS 60-79 >=80 75
2014-2015 79 PS PS 60-79 >=80 80
2013-2014 76 PS PS 60-79 60-79 78
2012-2013 76 PS PS 60-79 PS 60-79 76
2011-2012 77 PS >=50 PS >=80 77
2010-2011 77 60-79 PS 60-79 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 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 85-89 >=50 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 >=90 >=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 (%)
2022-2023 871 2.3
2021-2022 851 2.6
2020-2021 829 -0.8
2019-2020 836 4.5
2018-2019 798 -4.5
2017-2018 834 2.4
2016-2017 814 -0.5
2015-2016 818 -4.9
2014-2015 858 -0.3
2013-2014 861 -0.9
2012-2013 869 4.7
2011-2012 828 -1.3
2010-2011 839 5.1
2009-2010 796 3.0
2008-2009 772 1.2
2007-2008 763 0.1
2006-2007 762 -0.9
2005-2006 769 0.1
2004-2005 768 -2.9
2003-2004 790 -0.8
2002-2003 796 -10.8
2001-2002 882 -2.3
2000-2001 902 1.2
1999-2000 891 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE West Branch Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.5
Black 1.5 6.8
Hispanic 7.4 12.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.6
Two or More Races 2.6 4.9
White 88.2 72.5

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 2022-2023 school year, West Branch Community School District had 60.99 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.28.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.07
Kindergarten: 4.92
Elementary: 34.42
Secondary: 18.58
Total: 60.99

West Branch Community School District employed 4.05 district administrators and 2.50 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.05
District Administrative Support: 2.20
School Administrators: 2.50
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 30.06
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.21
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.94
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.95
Library/Media Support: 3.00
Student Support Services: 16.40
Other Support Services: 13.62


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 West Branch Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Hoover Elementary School370PK-4
West Branch High School2449-12
West Branch Middle School2575-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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