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Grinnell, IA
Public School Ratings




Grinnell 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


Grinnell Newburg Comm School District details

Grinnell Newburg Comm School District
925 Broad Street
Grinnell, IA 50112

1,573 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Grinnell Newburg Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.5% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
70%
80%
71%
79%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bailey Park Elementary School
210 8th Ave
Grinnell, IA, 50112
KG-02
Davis Elementary School
818 Hamilton Avenue
Grinnell, IA, 50112
03-04
Fairview Elementary School
1310 Hobart St
Grinnell, IA, 50112
PK-02
Grinnell Community Middle School
132 East Street S.
Grinnell, IA, 50112
05-08
Grinnell Community Senior High School
1333 Sunset St
Grinnell, IA, 50112
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.7% 75.9%
Black 1.8% 7.3%
Hispanic 5.1% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 27.8% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.6% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,758 $12,204,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $373 $587,000 2.6%
Staff $695 $1,093,000 4.8%
General Administration $281 $442,000 1.9%
School Administration $862 $1,356,000 5.9%
Operation $1,465 $2,305,000 10.1%
Transportation $424 $667,000 2.9%
Other $587 $924,000 4.0%
Total Support $4,688 $7,374,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $3,357,000 14.6%
Total Expenditures $14,580 $22,935,000 100.0%
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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