Public schools in Fairbank, IA
Fairbank has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 5 elementary, enrolling 572 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Wapsie Valley Comm School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Fairbank's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Fairbank | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapsie Valley Comm School District | 5 | 709 | $13,103 |
| Jesup School District | 1 | 1,069 | $11,152 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Fairbank, 273 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wapsie Valley High School | 273 | 12.0 | 11.7% | Wapsie Valley Comm |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Fairbank, 299 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbank Elementary School | 187 | 13.7 | 13.4% | Wapsie Valley Comm |
| Triumph Elementary School | 42 | 21.2 | not reported | Jesup |
| Rural Elementary School #1 | 29 | 14.4 | not reported | Wapsie Valley Comm |
| Rural Elementary School #2 | 24 | 13.3 | not reported | Wapsie Valley Comm |
| Rural Elementary School #4 | 17 | 8.5 | not reported | Wapsie Valley Comm |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Fairbank's public schools compare with Iowa's
The median Fairbank school has 13.5 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Iowa median of 13.7. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 19% across the state. Its median school enrolls 36 students (state 312).
| Fairbank | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 36 | 312 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 19% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 19% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Fairbank schools and the 1,290 Iowa schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Fairbank
- Wapsie Valley Comm School DistrictRuns 5 of Fairbank's 6 public schools and spent $13,103 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,103
- Wapsie Valley High School, the largest high school in Fairbank273 students in 2024-25, 12.0 per teacher.273
- Compare Wapsie Valley Comm School District with Jesup School DistrictFairbank's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IowaIowa's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Fairbank addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Iowa
- Des Moines64 schools
- Cedar Rapids38 schools
- Davenport23 schools
- Sioux City21 schools
- Dubuque18 schools
- Ankeny17 schools
- Council Bluffs17 schools
- Iowa City17 schools
Questions about schools in Fairbank
How many public schools are in Fairbank, IA?
6 public schools with an address in Fairbank were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 5 elementary, enrolling 572 students.What is the largest high school in Fairbank?
Wapsie Valley High School, with 273 students in 2024-25 (Wapsie Valley Comm School District).Which districts run Fairbank's schools?
Wapsie Valley Comm School District (5 schools), Jesup School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25