Washington Community School District, Iowa, elections

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Washington Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,673 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Washington Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Jefferson and Washington counties). During the 2023 school year, 1,673 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Washington Community School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
James Almelien
Brendan DeLong
Mike Liska
Mindi Rees
Diana Rich
Troy Suchan
Kara Williams

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Overlapping state house districts

Washington Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 92Heather HoraRepublican Party 95% 25%
Iowa House of Representatives District 88Helena HayesRepublican Party 5% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,121,000 $1,290 8%
Local: $10,491,000 $6,381 38%
State: $14,652,000 $8,912 54%
Total: $27,264,000 $16,584
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $25,232,000 $15,347
Total Current Expenditures: $21,780,000 $13,248
Instructional Expenditures: $13,778,000 $8,380 55%
Student and Staff Support: $1,466,000 $891 6%
Administration: $2,550,000 $1,551 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,986,000 $2,424 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,870,000 $1,137
Construction: $1,007,000 $612
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $289,000 $175

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 53 >=50 21-39 30-34 PS 40-49 59
2018-2019 51 >=50 <50 30-34 PS 20-29 55
2017-2018 66 PS 40-59 50-54 PS 50-59 71
2016-2017 74 >=50 60-79 50-54 PS 60-79 78
2015-2016 76 >=50 >=50 60-64 PS 60-79 79
2014-2015 77 >=50 60-79 60-64 PS >=80 80
2013-2014 78 >=50 40-59 70-74 PS 60-79 81
2012-2013 72 >=50 21-39 60-64 PS >=50 75
2011-2012 75 >=50 <50 60-64 PS >=50 78
2010-2011 81 >=50 40-59 65-69 PS >=80 85

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 62 >=50 40-59 45-49 PS 50-59 66
2018-2019 59 >=50 >=50 40-44 PS 40-49 63
2017-2018 67 PS 40-59 50-54 PS 40-49 72
2016-2017 71 >=50 40-59 50-54 PS 60-79 75
2015-2016 72 >=50 <50 50-54 PS 60-79 76
2014-2015 71 >=50 21-39 60-64 PS 60-79 74
2013-2014 69 <50 21-39 55-59 PS >=80 73
2012-2013 62 >=50 21-39 45-49 PS >=50 65
2011-2012 65 >=50 <50 50-54 PS >=50 68
2010-2011 73 >=50 40-59 55-59 PS 60-79 77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS >=80 PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 PS >=80 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=80 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS 60-79 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS >=80 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS 60-79 PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 60-79 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS >=80 PS PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,673 -0.1
2021-2022 1,674 1.8
2020-2021 1,644 -7.2
2019-2020 1,763 0.5
2018-2019 1,754 -8.0
2017-2018 1,895 3.1
2016-2017 1,837 1.5
2015-2016 1,810 -2.2
2014-2015 1,849 -1.9
2013-2014 1,885 1.2
2012-2013 1,862 2.4
2011-2012 1,818 -0.4
2010-2011 1,826 2.5
2009-2010 1,781 0.8
2008-2009 1,766 2.5
2007-2008 1,721 -0.3
2006-2007 1,726 -3.2
2005-2006 1,781 6.6
2004-2005 1,664 -3.4
2003-2004 1,721 -0.5
2002-2003 1,730 0.1
2001-2002 1,729 0.5
2000-2001 1,721 0.2
1999-2000 1,718 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Washington Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 2.5
Black 1.7 6.8
Hispanic 20.7 12.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.6
Two or More Races 3.4 4.9
White 72.7 72.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Washington Community School District had 124.26 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.46.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.18
Kindergarten: 10.26
Elementary: 74.44
Secondary: 32.38
Total: 124.26

Washington Community School District employed 6.35 district administrators and 8.38 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.35
District Administrative Support: 3.75
School Administrators: 8.38
School Administrative Support: 7.44
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 72.38
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.20
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.79
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.90
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 12.11
Other Support Services: 29.86

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The Washington Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Lincoln Upper Elementary School3513-5
Stewart Elementary School481PK-2
Washington High School4719-12
Washington Middle School3506-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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