Enrollment
49
Iowa · 2024-25 NCES data
Middle school (grades 6-8) · Charter Oak, IA
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School
Federal NCES profile for Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 190711000328
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 3
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Iowa schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Iowa.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.8:1
- small classes for Iowa
- 47.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 49
- students enrolled
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Iowa schools. Computed live against every Iowa school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District · Iowa
NCES ID 190711000328 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.8:1
vs 14.8:1 Iowa avg
-34% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
47.4%
vs 36.4% Iowa avg
+30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School compares with Iowa and U.S. medians
What stands out at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School sits near the smaller end of the Iowa enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School falls within the wide middle of the Iowa distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School's 38.8% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School is a small middle school in Charter Oak, Iowa, enrolling 49 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.8:1, Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School is leaner than roughly 94% of Iowa schools and 34% under the state's 14.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 47.4% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Iowa schools, with 49 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,322 scored Iowa schools.
Against 23 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #11.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district, Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District, also runs Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School (117 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School compares
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School on the metrics families compare, against Iowa and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Iowa | Iowa avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.8:1 | ▼ 34% | 14.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 47.4% | ▲ 30% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 49 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
49
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
47.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 30% above the Iowa average of 36.4%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.8:1
students per teacher
- 34% below state mean
Top 6% in Iowa - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,838
per pupil, district-wide
- above Iowa avg of $13,441
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 87.8%
Hispanic or Latino 10.2%
African American 2.0%
Largest group: White at 87.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 21.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 21.8, Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School is less mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District, which includes Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School.
$15,838
Per student
+18%
vs Iowa
Avg $13,441
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 45.8%
State 43.1%
Federal 11.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 117
- Students per teacher
- 9:1
- Resource Index
- 60/100
Similar middle schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Iowa, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~49 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School
How many students attend Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School?
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School has 49 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Charter Oak, IA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School is 9.8:1, which is 34% lower than the Iowa average of 14.8:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School?
47.4% of students at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School?
The largest demographic group at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School is White at 87.8% of enrollment, in Charter Oak, IA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School?
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District?
Besides Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School, Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District also operates Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School (117 students). See the Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District district page for the complete list.
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