Other / mixed grade configuration · Logan, IA

Logan-Magnolia Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Logan-Magnolia Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 191746001013
0/100100/10061/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Logan-Magnolia Elementary School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Iowa schools.

61
Resource Index · Higher
16:1
large classes for Iowa
28.7%
free-lunch eligible
431
students enrolled

Logan-Magnolia Elementary School has class sizes larger than 77% of Iowa schools. Computed live against every Iowa school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+1 students YoY

Logan-Magnolia Elementary School held near 419 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 27.7 → 25.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 191746001013 · Logan, IA Other · SMALL · TRAD

431 enr · 16:1 · 28.7% lunch · RII 61

Nearest enrollment peer: Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School (294 students)

Logan-Magnolia Elementary School held near 419 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 27.7 → 25.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Iowa schools → · Find another →

How Logan-Magnolia Elementary School compares

Logan-Magnolia Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Iowa and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Iowa Iowa avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16:1 ▲ 8% 14.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.7% ▼ 21% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 431 top 28% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
431
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
28.7%
free-lunch eligible - 21% below the Iowa average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 77% in Iowa - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
8.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$10,742
per pupil, district-wide - below Iowa avg of $13,441
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 95.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.8%
Two or More 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
African American 0.2%
Asian 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 95.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.9, Logan-Magnolia Elementary School is less mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Logan-Magnolia Comm School District reports $10,742 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Logan-Magnolia Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Logan-Magnolia Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Logan-Magnolia Comm School District · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar other schools in Logan

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Logan-Magnolia Elementary School

How many students attend Logan-Magnolia Elementary School?

Logan-Magnolia Elementary School has 431 students enrolled. It is a public school in Logan, IA. CCD year-over-year: 418 (2022-23) → 419 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Logan-Magnolia Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Logan-Magnolia Elementary School is 16:1, which is 8% higher than the Iowa average of 14.8:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Logan-Magnolia Elementary School?

28.7% of students at Logan-Magnolia Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Logan-Magnolia Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Logan-Magnolia Elementary School is White at 95.4% of enrollment, in Logan, IA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Logan-Magnolia Elementary School?

Logan-Magnolia Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher 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 Logan-Magnolia Comm School District?

Besides Logan-Magnolia Elementary School, Logan-Magnolia Comm School District also operates Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School (294 students). See the Logan-Magnolia Comm School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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