Harlan Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Harlan, Iowa

Harlan Primary in Harlan, Iowa enrolled 342 students in 2024-25 with 21.7 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

369 students in 2022-23, 347 students in 2023-24, 342 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.9 to 21.7.

Students enrolled at Harlan Primary by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 347, 2024-25: 34201002003004002022-233692023-243472024-25342
Students enrolled at Harlan Primary by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 347, 2024-25: 34201002003004002022-233692023-243472024-25342
Students enrolled at Harlan Primary by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 347, 2024-25: 34201002003004002022-233692023-243472024-25342
Students enrolled at Harlan Primary by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 347, 2024-25: 34201002003004002022-233692023-243472024-25342
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336920.917.7
2023-2434719.617.7
2024-2534221.715.8

15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 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; Harlan Primary 15.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHarlan Primary 15.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Harlan Primary 15.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHarlan Primary 15.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Harlan Primary 15.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHarlan Primary 15.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Harlan Primary 15.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHarlan Primary 15.8state 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 303 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harlan Primary enrolled 303 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 303 of the 303 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent8.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.0% of students were White, 10.5% Hispanic, 6.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.0%
  2. Hispanic10.5%
  3. Two or more races6.1%
  4. Black1.2%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Harlan

2 public elementary schools in Harlan report 2024-25 enrollment; Harlan Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harlan Primary34215.833.3%
Harlan Intermediate School30914.335.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Harlan Primary

  1. Harlan Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 309 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. AHSTW Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 280 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Harlan Primary with Harlan Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harlan Comm School District spends per student$12,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,411
  5. The largest public schools in IowaHarlan Primary is the number 296 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#296 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.8:1
  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 Harlan Primary

  1. How many students attend Harlan Primary?
    342 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 369 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Harlan, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harlan Primary?
    15.8 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 Harlan Primary a Title I school?
    Harlan Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Harlan Primary in?
    Harlan Comm School District, NCES district ID 1913500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191350000825 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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