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Indianola, IA
Public School Ratings




Indianola 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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.


Indianola Comm School District details

Indianola Comm School District
1301 E 2nd Ave
Indianola, IA 50125

3,634 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Indianola Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.8% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
76%
71%
76%
72%
76%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Emerson Elementary School
1109 E Euclid
Indianola, IA, 50125
KG-05
Indianola High School
1304 E 1st
Indianola, IA, 50125
09-12
Indianola Middle School
403 S 15th St
Indianola, IA, 50125
06-08
Irving Elementary School
500 W Clinton
Indianola, IA, 50125
KG-05
Whittier Elementary School
1306 W Salem
Indianola, IA, 50125
PK-05
Wilder Elementary School
2303 W. Euclid
Indianola, IA, 50125
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.7% 75.0%
Black 1.1% 7.5%
Hispanic 5.4% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.7% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 25.7% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 4.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,899 $25,071,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $445 $1,617,000 3.4%
Staff $676 $2,456,000 5.1%
General Administration $115 $418,000 0.9%
School Administration $664 $2,413,000 5.0%
Operation $1,475 $5,359,000 11.2%
Transportation $353 $1,283,000 2.7%
Other $383 $1,393,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,111 $14,939,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,168 $7,880,000 16.5%
Total Expenditures $13,178 $47,890,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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