Clyde D Mease Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Dakota City, Iowa

Clyde D Mease Elementary School in Dakota City, Iowa enrolled 139 students in 2024-25 with 7.2 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

153 students in 2022-23, 142 students in 2023-24, 139 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.6 to 7.2.

Students enrolled at Clyde D Mease Elementary School by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 142, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231532023-241422024-25139
Students enrolled at Clyde D Mease Elementary School by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 142, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231532023-241422024-25139
Students enrolled at Clyde D Mease Elementary School by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 142, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231532023-241422024-25139
Students enrolled at Clyde D Mease Elementary School by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 142, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231532023-241422024-25139
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231537.620.1
2023-241426.721.2
2024-251397.219.3

19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 19.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 19.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 19.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 19.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clyde D Mease Elementary School enrolled 107 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

79.9% of students were White, 13.7% Hispanic, 5.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.9%
  2. Hispanic13.7%
  3. Two or more races5.8%
  4. Black0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Clyde D Mease Elementary School

  1. Taft Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 369 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Twin Rivers Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 45 students, 6.4 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Clyde D Mease Elementary School with Taft Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Humboldt Community School District spends per student$11,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,884
  5. The largest public schools in IowaClyde D Mease Elementary School is the number 603 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#603 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.19.3:1
  7. 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 Clyde D Mease Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Clyde D Mease Elementary School?
    139 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 153 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dakota City, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Clyde D Mease Elementary School?
    19.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Clyde D Mease Elementary School a Title I school?
    Clyde D Mease Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Clyde D Mease Elementary School in?
    Humboldt Community School District, NCES district ID 1914370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191437000858 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
  • 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