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Decorah, IA
Public School Ratings




Decorah Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Decorah Community School District details

Decorah Community School District
510 Winnebago Street
Decorah, IA 52101

1,663 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Decorah Community School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.3% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
70%
88%
71%
86%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Carrie Lee Elementary School
210 Vernon Street
Decorah, IA, 52101
03-04
Decorah High School
100 Claiborne Drive
Decorah, IA, 52101
09-12
Decorah Middle School
405 Winnebago St.
Decorah, IA, 52101
05-08
John Cline Elementary School
101 Claiborne Drive
Decorah, IA, 52101
PK-02
West Side Elementary School
301 Center Street
Decorah, IA, 52101
M-M

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.4% 75.9%
Black 1.1% 7.3%
Hispanic 5.3% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.5% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 21.0% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,929 $13,186,000 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $955,000 4.1%
Staff $729 $1,213,000 5.2%
General Administration $268 $445,000 1.9%
School Administration $696 $1,157,000 5.0%
Operation $1,248 $2,075,000 8.9%
Transportation $606 $1,008,000 4.3%
Other $169 $281,000 1.2%
Total Support $4,290 $7,134,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,796 $2,987,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $14,015 $23,307,000 100.0%
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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