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West Central Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 329 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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West Central Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Fayette County). During the 2024 school year, 329 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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West Central Community School District school board At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for West Central Community School District school board At-large

Caleb M. Baker and Stephanie Lehs are running in the general election for West Central Community School District school board At-large on November 4, 2025.

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Caleb M. Baker (Nonpartisan)
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Stephanie Lehs (Nonpartisan)

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West Central Community School District school board District 2

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for West Central Community School District school board District 2

Christopher Child is running in the general election for West Central Community School District school board District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The West Central 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
Caleb Baker
Chris Child
Wendy Miller
Caitlin Reinking
Josh VanSkyhawk

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Overlapping state house districts

West Central Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 68Chad IngelsRepublican Party 100% 12%

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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: $863,000 $2,722 14%
Local: $3,415,000 $10,773 56%
State: $1,867,000 $5,890 30%
Total: $6,145,000 $19,385
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,999,000 $15,769
Total Current Expenditures: $3,879,000 $12,236
Instructional Expenditures: $2,525,000 $7,965 51%
Student and Staff Support: $196,000 $618 4%
Administration: $389,000 $1,227 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $769,000 $2,425 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $612,000 $1,930
Construction: $45,000 $141
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $124,000 $391

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 55-59 PS <50 <50 55-59
2018-2019 65-69 PS >=50 PS 65-69
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2016-2017 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 80-84 PS 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 65-69 PS >=50 <50 65-69
2018-2019 65-69 PS >=50 PS 65-69
2017-2018 70-74 PS PS 70-74
2016-2017 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89

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 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 >=80
2017-2018 >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=80
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=80 >=80

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 329 2.4
2022-2023 321 1.2
2021-2022 317 9.1
2020-2021 288 -0.7
2019-2020 290 3.8
2018-2019 279 0.7
2017-2018 277 2.2
2016-2017 271 -7.7
2015-2016 292 1.7
2014-2015 287 -7.0
2013-2014 307 4.2
2012-2013 294 3.1
2011-2012 285 -3.2
2010-2011 294 -2.7
2009-2010 302 -7.0
2008-2009 323 6.5
2007-2008 302 -9.6
2006-2007 331 2.7
2005-2006 322 0.6
2004-2005 320 -1.9
2003-2004 326 -0.9
2002-2003 329 -2.1
2001-2002 336 -1.2
2000-2001 340 -7.6
1999-2000 366 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Central 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 0.6 7.0
Hispanic 5.2 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 3.3 5.0
White 90.9 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, West Central Community School District had 30.85 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.66.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.99
Kindergarten: 2.73
Elementary: 15.18
Secondary: 10.95
Total: 30.85

West Central Community School District employed 2.41 district administrators and 1.88 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.41
District Administrative Support: 1.88
School Administrators: 1.88
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 16.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.15
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.65
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.10
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 0.75
Other Support Services: 6.76

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 Central Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
West Central Charter High School859-12
West Central Pk - 8 School244PK-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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