Enrollment
128
Iowa · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Middle school (grades 6-8) NCES 192316001403
Pleasantville Middle School — Pleasantville, IA
Federal NCES profile for Pleasantville Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 55/100.
👥 Class size 24
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 49
📋 Attendance 77
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 →
School address
District: Pleasantville 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.
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
19:1
vs 15:1 Iowa avg
+27% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
25.4%
vs 36.4% Iowa avg
-30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pleasantville Middle School compares with Iowa and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Pleasantville Middle School reports 128 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 19:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 27% 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 19% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 25.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 30% below the Iowa average and 51% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 256 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 9.4% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Pleasantville Comm School District spends $17,603 per pupil district-wide, above the Iowa average of $17,211 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 40.6% from local sources (property taxes), 49.6% from the state, and 9.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (C), calculated from 4 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 Pleasantville Middle 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 | 19:1 | ▲ 27% | 15:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 25.4% | ▼ 30% | 36.4% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 128 | top 11% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 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
25.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 30% 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
19:1
students per teacher
— 27% above state mean
Top 92% in Iowa — lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
9.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 10% — strong attendance relative to the post-pandemic national landscape.
Funding equity
$17,603
per pupil, district-wide
— above Iowa avg of $17,211
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Per 256 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 128 Top 11% in Iowa — larger than 89% of 1,326 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 6.0
Students per teacher 19:1 +27% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 25.4% -30% vs state
NCES ID 192316001403
Student demographics
White 89.8%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0%
Two or More 2.3%
African American 0.8%
Largest group: White at 89.8% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 0.5
Students per counselor 256:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 9.4%
In-school suspensions 7
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pleasantville Comm School District, which includes Pleasantville Middle School.
$17,603
Per student
+2%
vs Iowa
Avg $17,211
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 40.6%
State 49.6%
Federal 9.8%
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
- Enrollment
- 456
- Students per teacher
- 14:1
- Enrollment
- 241
- Students per teacher
- 14.4:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Pleasantville Middle School
How many students attend Pleasantville Middle School?
Pleasantville Middle School has 128 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Pleasantville, IA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasantville Middle School?
The student-teacher ratio at Pleasantville Middle School is 19:1, which is 27% higher than the Iowa average of 15:1 and 19% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pleasantville Middle School?
25.4% of students at Pleasantville Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pleasantville Middle School?
The largest demographic group at Pleasantville Middle School is White at 89.8%. The school serves a diverse student body in Pleasantville, IA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pleasantville Middle School?
Pleasantville Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (C) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.