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Mason City, IA
Public School Ratings




Mason City 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


Mason City Comm School District details

Mason City Comm School District
1515 S. Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City, IA 50401

3,598 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Mason City Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.9% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
60%
70%
63%
71%
57%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alternative School
19 N. Illinois Ave.
Mason City, IA, 50401
09-12
Harding Elementary School
1239 N Rhode Island Ave
Mason City, IA, 50401
PK-04
Hoover Elementary School
1123 8th St. Nw
Mason City, IA, 50401
PK-04
Jefferson Elementary School
1421 4th St. Se
Mason City, IA, 50401
PK-04
John Adams Middle School
29 S Illinois Ave
Mason City, IA, 50401
07-08
Lincoln Intermediate School
1625 S. Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City, IA, 50401
05-06
Mason City High School
1700 4th St. Se
Mason City, IA, 50401
09-12
Mason City Virtual Academy School
1515 S Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City, IA, 50401
KG-12
Roosevelt Elementary School
313 15th St. Se
Mason City, IA, 50401
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.4% 75.9%
Black 8.2% 7.3%
Hispanic 11.5% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.0% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 47.4% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,933 $35,739,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $579 $2,083,000 3.3%
Staff $775 $2,790,000 4.4%
General Administration $259 $931,000 1.5%
School Administration $994 $3,576,000 5.6%
Operation $1,164 $4,189,000 6.6%
Transportation $635 $2,284,000 3.6%
Other $295 $1,060,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,701 $16,913,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,999 $10,790,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $17,633 $63,442,000 100.0%
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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