Choice Charter School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Union, Iowa
Choice Charter School in Union, Iowa enrolled 257 students in 2024-25 with 10.4 full-time teachers, 24.6 students per teacher against the Iowa high-school median of 13.8. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 68.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-39% (Iowa: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 199% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%
86 students in 2022-23, 167 students in 2023-24, 257 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.8 to 10.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 86 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 11.6 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 257 | 10.4 | 24.6 |
24.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Iowa high schools
Among the 340 Iowa high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Who attends
76.1% of students were White, 12.1% Hispanic, 9.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White76.1%
- Hispanic12.1%
- Black9.7%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.8%
- Two or more races0.4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Choice Charter School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 68.1% in math across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 25‑29% | not published | 68.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
30-39% of the 35 students in Choice Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 30‑39% | 30‑39% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 35 | 35 | 38,026 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Choice Charter School
- West Marshall High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 292 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Nevada High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 25 miles away: 498 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
- Compare Choice Charter School with West Marshall High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Choice Charter Schools spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in IowaChoice Charter School is the number 209 by size of 349 Iowa high schools open in 2024-25.#209 of 349
- Iowa schools by students per teacher24.6 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.8 for high schools.24.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Choice Charter School
How many students attend Choice Charter School?
257 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 86 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Union, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Choice Charter School?
24.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Choice Charter School a Title I school?
Choice Charter School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at Choice Charter School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Choice Charter School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 68.1% in math across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Choice Charter School?
30-39% of the 35 students in Choice Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Choice Charter School in?
Choice Charter Schools, NCES district ID 1900488. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190048802306 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.