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Iola, KS
Public School Ratings




Iola 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


Iola School District details

Iola School District
305 North Washington Street
Iola, KS 66749

1,207 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Iola School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kansas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.2% of all KS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
23%
32%
25%
33%
21%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Iola Elementary School
203 N. Kentucky
Iola, KS, 66749
PK-05
Iola High School Virtual
300 East Jackson
Iola, KS, 66749
09-12
Iola Middle School
600 East Street
Iola, KS, 66749
06-08
Iola Sr High School
300 E Jackson
Iola, KS, 66749
09-12
Jefferson Elem School
300 S Jefferson
Iola, KS, 66749
M-M
Lincoln Elem School
700 N Jefferson
Iola, KS, 66749
M-M
Mckinley Elem School
209 S Kentucky
Iola, KS, 66749
M-M

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.6% 65.8%
Black 1.4% 7.2%
Hispanic 6.5% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.5% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 50.6% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.9% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,211 $9,911,000 20.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $447 $540,000 1.1%
Staff $364 $439,000 0.9%
General Administration $544 $657,000 1.3%
School Administration $777 $938,000 1.9%
Operation $1,307 $1,578,000 3.2%
Transportation $529 $638,000 1.3%
Other $263 $317,000 0.6%
Total Support $4,231 $5,107,000 10.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $28,360 $34,231,000 69.5%
Total Expenditures $40,803 $49,249,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
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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