School district · Iowa

Lake Mills Comm School District

Lake Mills Comm School District in Iowa: 3 public schools with 642 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,882 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
642
Students per teacher
14.1
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,882
IA $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
45.7
Counselors (FTE)
1.4
Students per counselor
446
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.1

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Iowa's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Iowa: 73%

89%proficient

+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

273 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

84%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

273 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.2K15
$11.4K16
$11.8K17
$12.2K18
$11.1K19
$11.2K20
$11.5K21
$12.1K22
$12.7K23
$12.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.3% · $765K
State
46% · $4.8M
Local
47% · $4.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,249
Support services
$3,987
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.3M
Long-term debt
$106K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–530314.690%87%
6–814625.689%81%
9–1219310.3——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
102 S 4th Ave E, Lake Mills, IA 50450
Phone
(641)592-0881
Website