Mid-Prairie East Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Kalona, Iowa
Mid-Prairie East Elementary School in Kalona, Iowa enrolled 255 students in 2024-25 with 20.7 full-time teachers, 12.3 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
272 students in 2022-23, 280 students in 2023-24, 255 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.3 to 20.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 272 | 22.3 | 12.2 |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 21.1 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 255 | 20.7 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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.
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 302 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mid-Prairie East Elementary School enrolled 287 students and had 0.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.9, one per 302 of the 287 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent14.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.8% of students were White, 7.5% Hispanic, 2.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White89.8%
- Hispanic7.5%
- Two or more races2.4%
- 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.
What to look at next about Mid-Prairie East Elementary School
- Weber ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 456 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 453 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Mid-Prairie East Elementary School with Weber ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mid-Prairie Community School District spends per student$13,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,373
- The largest public schools in IowaMid-Prairie East Elementary School is the number 452 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#452 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.3:1
- 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 Mid-Prairie East Elementary School
How many students attend Mid-Prairie East Elementary School?
255 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 272 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kalona, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mid-Prairie East Elementary School?
12.3 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.Is Mid-Prairie East Elementary School a Title I school?
Mid-Prairie East Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Mid-Prairie East Elementary School in?
Mid-Prairie Community School District, NCES district ID 1919140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191914001130 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.