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Mount Pleasant Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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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

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Mount Pleasant Comm School District details

Mount Pleasant Comm School District
1010 E. Washington St.
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641

1,852 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Mount Pleasant Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.9% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
67%
70%
66%
71%
68%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Harlan Elementary School
1001 N. Main Street
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
KG-05
Lincoln Elementary School
501 S Corkhill
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
KG-05
Mount Pleasant High School
2104 S. Grand Avenue
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
09-12
Mount Pleasant Middle School
414 N Adams
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
06-08
Salem Elementary School
412 E. Jackson St.
Salem, IA, 52649
KG-05
Van Allen Elementary School
801 E Henry Street
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
PK-05
Wisdomquest Education Center School
401 E. Monroe Street
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
10-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.0% 75.9%
Black 2.6% 7.3%
Hispanic 12.3% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.8% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.2% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 44.1% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,113 $15,025,000 59.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $325 $602,000 2.4%
Staff $478 $885,000 3.5%
General Administration $229 $424,000 1.7%
School Administration $750 $1,389,000 5.5%
Operation $918 $1,701,000 6.7%
Transportation $417 $772,000 3.1%
Other $715 $1,324,000 5.2%
Total Support $3,832 $7,097,000 28.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,675 $3,103,000 12.3%
Total Expenditures $13,620 $25,225,000 100.0%
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%