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Burlington, IA
Public School Ratings




Burlington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Burlington Comm School District details

Burlington Comm School District
1429 West Ave
Burlington, IA 52601

3,334 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Burlington Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 2.8% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
52%
70%
57%
71%
46%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School
3075 Sunnyside
Burlington, IA, 52601
05-06
Black Hawk Elementary School
2804 S 14th St
Burlington, IA, 52601
KG-04
Burlington Community High School
421 Terrace Dr
Burlington, IA, 52601
09-12
Corse Early Childhood Center School
700 South Starr Avenue
Burlington, IA, 52601
PK-PK
Edward Stone Middle School
3000 Mason Rd.
Burlington, IA, 52601
07-08
James Wilson Grimes School
800 South St.
Burlington, IA, 52601
KG-04
North Hill Elementary School
825 N. 9th St.
Burlington, IA, 52601
KG-04
Sunnyside Elementary School
2040 Sunnyside Ave.
Burlington, IA, 52601
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.2% 75.9%
Black 20.0% 7.3%
Hispanic 8.6% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.6% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 60.3% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,040 $30,140,000 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $2,108,000 3.9%
Staff $548 $1,828,000 3.4%
General Administration $235 $783,000 1.5%
School Administration $793 $2,643,000 4.9%
Operation $1,280 $4,268,000 7.9%
Transportation $386 $1,287,000 2.4%
Other $577 $1,924,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,451 $14,841,000 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,681 $8,940,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $16,173 $53,921,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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