2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 192311001364

Pleasant Valley High School — Bettendorf, IA

Federal NCES profile for Pleasant Valley High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 53/100.

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👥 Class size
30
📚 AP courses
80
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
53
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pleasant Valley High School earns a C- Resource Investment Index (53/100), with class sizes larger than 88% of Iowa schools.

C-
Resource Index · 53/100
17.6:1
large classes for Iowa
9.0%
free-lunch eligible
1,731
students enrolled

School address

Bettendorf, IA 52722
District: Pleasant Valley Comm School District · Iowa

Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.

Enrollment

1,731

Iowa · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

94.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.6:1

vs 15:1 Iowa avg

+17% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

9.0%

vs 36.4% Iowa avg

-75% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pleasant Valley High School compares with Iowa and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:117.6:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

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What this school's NCES data tells you

Pleasant Valley High School reports 1,731 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 94.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 17.6:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 17% above the Iowa state mean of 15:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 11% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.

Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 9.0% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 75% below the Iowa average and 83% below the national baseline. The school offers 16 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 346 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 18.7% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

On the finance side, the surrounding Pleasant Valley Comm School District spends $11,634 per pupil district-wide, below the Iowa average of $17,211 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 39.7% from local sources (property taxes), 53.1% from the state, and 7.1% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (C-), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Pleasant Valley High School compares

Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Iowa state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.

Metric This school vs Iowa Iowa avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.6:1 ▲ 17% 15:1 15.9:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.0% ▼ 75% 36.4% 51.8%
Enrollment 1,731 top 99% — —

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

Class size vs. every US school

Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)

18 smaller classes than 27% of 92,598 US schools

0–2: 295 US schools (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 597 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,033 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 1,939 US schools (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 4,805 US schools (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 11,082 US schools (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 16,971 US schools (18%). Below this entry. 14–16: 18,959 US schools (20%). Below this entry. 16–18: 13,660 US schools (15%). This entry sits in this band. 18–20: 8,300 US schools (9%). Above this entry. 20–22: 5,448 US schools (6%). Above this entry. 22–24: 4,007 US schools (4%). Above this entry. 24–26: 2,663 US schools (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 1,131 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 504 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 307 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 32–34: 189 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 141 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 93 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 94 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 59 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 42–44: 46 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 44–46: 56 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 46–48: 58 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 48–50: 34 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 50–52: 37 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 52–54: 30 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 54–56: 15 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 56–58: 25 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 58–60: 20 US schools (0%). Above this entry. This school 0 60 every US school, by class size, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25

School size vs. every US school

Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')

1,731 larger than 97% of 95,891 US schools

0–150: 14,035 US schools (15%). Below this entry. 150–300: 16,928 US schools (18%). Below this entry. 300–450: 21,633 US schools (23%). Below this entry. 450–600: 17,006 US schools (18%). Below this entry. 600–750: 10,042 US schools (10%). Below this entry. 750–900: 5,568 US schools (6%). Below this entry. 900–1,050: 3,006 US schools (3%). Below this entry. 1,050–1,200: 1,826 US schools (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,350: 1,220 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 1,350–1,500: 908 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 1,500–1,650: 692 US schools (1%). Below this entry. 1,650–1,800: 607 US schools (1%). This entry sits in this band. 1,800–1,950: 502 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,950–2,100: 432 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,100–2,250: 346 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,250–2,400: 252 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,400–2,550: 203 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,550–2,700: 163 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,700–2,850: 115 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,850–3,000: 85 US schools (0%). Above this entry. This school 0 3,000 every US school, by enrollment, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25

What the federal data reveals about equity at this school

Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.

Economic need
9.0%
free-lunch eligible — 75% 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
17.6:1
students per teacher — 17% above state mean
Top 88% in Iowa — lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
18.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$11,634
per pupil, district-wide — below Iowa avg of $17,211
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 346 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
105
in-school suspensions + 89 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

Enrollment 1,731 Top 99% in Iowa — larger than 1% of 1,326 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 94.0
Students per teacher 17.6:1 +17% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 9.0% -75% vs state
NCES ID 192311001364

Student demographics

White 74.0%
Asian 11.1%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2%
African American 3.8%
Two or More 3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 74.0% of enrollment.

Programs & staff

AP courses offered 16
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 5.0
Students per counselor 346:1

Discipline & special education

Chronically absent 18.7%
In-school suspensions 105
Out-of-school suspensions 89

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pleasant Valley Comm School District, which includes Pleasant Valley High School.

$11,634
Per student
-32%
vs Iowa
Avg $17,211
-40%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 39.7%
State 53.1%
Federal 7.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Other Schools in This District

Pleasant Valley Comm School District · 5 sibling schools

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Frequently asked questions about Pleasant Valley High School

How many students attend Pleasant Valley High School?

Pleasant Valley High School has 1,731 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bettendorf, IA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley High School is 17.6:1, which is 17% higher than the Iowa average of 15:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pleasant Valley High School?

9.0% of students at Pleasant Valley High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pleasant Valley High School?

The largest demographic group at Pleasant Valley High School is White at 74.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in Bettendorf, IA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pleasant Valley High School?

Pleasant Valley High School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (C-) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.

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Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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
  • NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) — universe of U.S. public schools and districts. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) — discipline, absenteeism, and AP-course participation. ocrdata.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey — per-pupil expenditure and revenue sources. nces.ed.gov/ccd/f33agency
  • USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP) — free and reduced-price lunch eligibility. fns.usda.gov/nslp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS — demographic and socioeconomic context for school catchment areas. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • U.S. Department of Education ESSA Title I — federal Title I program participation. ed.gov