School district · Iowa

Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District

Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District in Iowa: 7 public schools with 2,259 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,831 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
2,259
Students per teacher
13.1
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,831
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)
172
Counselors (FTE)
7.1
Students per counselor
320
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

82%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

1,006 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

86%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

1,008 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
$11.1K15
$10.1K16
$11.1K17
$11.4K18
$11.3K19
$11.3K20
$11.6K21
$12.3K22
$12.4K23
$12.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.7% · $1.4M
State
53% · $20.1M
Local
44% · $16.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,545
Support services
$3,707
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$21.3M
Long-term debt
$50.7M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K31———
K–439714.381%87%
K–425214.082%88%
Pre-K–411610.685%90%
5–868113.882%86%
9–124543.3——
9–1273714.8——

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
1415 4th Ave SW, Waverly, IA 50677
Phone
(319)352-3630
Website