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West Central Valley Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 855 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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West Central Valley Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Adair, Dallas, and Guthrie counties). During the 2024 school year, 855 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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West Central Valley Community School District, District 3

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

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Mike Dickson is running in the general election for West Central Valley Community School District, District 3 on November 4, 2025.

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West Central Valley Community School District, District 4

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Ashley E. Miller is running in the general election for West Central Valley Community School District, District 4 on November 4, 2025.

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West Central Valley Community School District, District 6

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Dustin Foster is running in the general election for West Central Valley Community School District, District 6 on November 4, 2025.

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West Central Valley Community School District, District 7

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Jeff Dudley is running in the general election for West Central Valley Community School District, District 7 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The West Central Valley 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
Troy MillerDistrict 52027
Nyle GodwinDistrict 120232027
Heather PoteDistrict 220232027
Michael DicksonDistrict 32025
Charles Robert MillerDistrict 42025
Jeff DudleyDistrict 720242025
Dustin FosterDistrict 620242025

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West Central Valley Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 23Ray SorensenRepublican Party 57% 9%
Iowa House of Representatives District 47Carter NordmanRepublican Party 43% 7%

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: $1,570,000 $1,828 9%
Local: $8,062,000 $9,385 48%
State: $7,350,000 $8,556 43%
Total: $16,982,000 $19,769
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,091,000 $14,075
Total Current Expenditures: $10,079,000 $11,733
Instructional Expenditures: $6,396,000 $7,445 53%
Student and Staff Support: $468,000 $544 4%
Administration: $1,057,000 $1,230 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,158,000 $2,512 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $625,000 $727
Construction: $119,000 $138
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $105,000 $122

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 70-79 PS 60-79 68
2018-2019 73 PS PS 70-79 60-79 72
2017-2018 86 PS PS >=80 PS 60-79 87
2016-2017 87 PS >=80 >=50 87
2015-2016 90 PS >=80 60-79 90
2014-2015 87 PS >=80 40-59 88
2013-2014 87 PS 80-89 >=50 87
2012-2013 82 PS >=80 >=50 82
2011-2012 78 PS PS 60-79 >=50 79
2010-2011 76 PS PS 60-79 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 75 PS >=50 70-79 PS 60-79 75
2018-2019 71 PS PS 60-69 60-79 71
2017-2018 80 PS PS >=80 PS 60-79 80
2016-2017 81 PS >=80 >=50 80
2015-2016 85 PS >=80 >=80 85
2014-2015 82 PS 60-79 60-79 83
2013-2014 84 PS 60-69 >=50 85
2012-2013 77 PS 60-79 >=50 79
2011-2012 73 PS 40-59 >=50 75
2010-2011 78 PS PS 60-79 PS PS 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 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS >=95
2014-2015 90-94 PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 >=50 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 90-94 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 855 0.4
2022-2023 852 -0.8
2021-2022 859 0.0
2020-2021 859 -2.0
2019-2020 876 0.3
2018-2019 873 -10.8
2017-2018 967 2.0
2016-2017 948 -2.3
2015-2016 970 -2.2
2014-2015 991 0.0
2013-2014 991 0.6
2012-2013 985 -1.8
2011-2012 1,003 -0.9
2010-2011 1,012 -0.3
2009-2010 1,015 11.4
2008-2009 899 -1.4
2007-2008 912 -2.9
2006-2007 938 -0.4
2005-2006 942 0.0
2004-2005 942 -0.7
2003-2004 949 0.4
2002-2003 945 -1.4
2001-2002 958 31.6
2000-2001 655 19.1
1999-2000 530 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Central Valley Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 2.5
Black 1.3 7.0
Hispanic 7.0 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 3.5 5.0
White 87.1 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 Valley Community School District had 65.48 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.06.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.55
Kindergarten: 5.00
Elementary: 36.15
Secondary: 21.78
Total: 65.48

West Central Valley Community School District employed 2.70 district administrators and 4.25 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.70
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 4.25
School Administrative Support: 4.60
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 28.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.18
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.97
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.05
Library/Media Support: 0.50
Student Support Services: 2.90
Other Support Services: 28.90

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 Valley Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dexter Elementary School1813-5
Stuart Elementary School224PK-2
West Central Valley High School2619-12
West Central Valley Middle School1896-8


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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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