Grant Center

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Albia, Iowa

Grant Center in Albia, Iowa enrolled 239 students in 2024-25 with 16.9 full-time teachers, 14.2 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).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

233 students in 2022-23, 226 students in 2023-24, 239 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.8 to 16.9.

Students enrolled at Grant Center by school year2022-23: 233, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 23901002003002022-232332023-242262024-25239
Students enrolled at Grant Center by school year2022-23: 233, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 23901002003002022-232332023-242262024-25239
Students enrolled at Grant Center by school year2022-23: 233, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 23901002003002022-232332023-242262024-25239
Students enrolled at Grant Center by school year2022-23: 233, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 23901002003002022-232332023-242262024-25239
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323317.813.1
2023-2422617.912.7
2024-2523916.914.2

14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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; Grant Center 14.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGrant Center 14.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Grant Center 14.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGrant Center 14.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Grant Center 14.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGrant Center 14.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Grant Center 14.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGrant Center 14.2state 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).

One counselor per 444 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grant Center enrolled 222 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 444 of the 222 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.1% of students were White, 2.5% of two or more races, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.1%
  2. Two or more races2.5%
  3. Hispanic1.3%
  4. Black0.8%
  5. American Indian0.8%
  6. Asian0.4%

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.

Elementary schools in Albia

2 public elementary schools in Albia report 2024-25 enrollment; Grant Center is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lincoln Center32014.734.1%
Grant Center23914.235.1%

All public schools in Albia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Grant Center

  1. Lincoln CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 320 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Moravia Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.7 miles away: 148 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
  3. Compare Grant Center with Lincoln CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Albia Community School District spends per student$12,896 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,896
  5. The largest public schools in IowaGrant Center is the number 481 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#481 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  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 Grant Center

  1. How many students attend Grant Center?
    239 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 233 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Albia, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant Center?
    14.2 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 Grant Center a Title I school?
    Grant Center ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Grant Center in?
    Albia Community School District, NCES district ID 1903270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190327000019 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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