Other / mixed grade configuration · Postville, IA

Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center

Federal NCES profile for Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 192334002296
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🌟 Gifted program
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Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Iowa.

#4 of 4
schools in Postville · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
35.3%
free-lunch eligible
14
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center ranks #4 of 4 schools in Postville, IA.

School address

Postville, IA 52162
District: Postville Comm School District · Iowa

NCES ID 192334002296 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-6 students YoY

Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center shrank from 17 students in 2022-23 to 11 in 2023-24 (-35.3%).

Teacher FTE added 0.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-6 students YoY 192334002296 · Postville, IA Other · SMALL · TRAD

14 enr · 35.3% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Cora B Darling Elementary (363 students)

Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center shrank from 17 students in 2022-23 to 11 in 2023-24 (-35.3%). Teacher FTE added 0.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Iowa schools → · Find another →

Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center reports 14 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center compares

Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Iowa and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Iowa Iowa avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 35.3% ▼ 3% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 14 top 100% - -

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

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Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
35.3%
free-lunch eligible - 3% below the Iowa average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$14,210
per pupil, district-wide - above Iowa avg of $13,441
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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

Hispanic or Latino 78.6%
White 14.3%
African American 7.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 78.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.7, Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center is about as mixed as the Iowa school average of 33.8.

Programs

District finance for Postville Comm School District reports $14,210 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cora B Darling Elementary Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
John R Mott Jr/Hi School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Ogden St Larger Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Postville Comm School District · 3 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in Postville

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

Cora B Darling Elementary
Standard public school
363 students 10.4:1 students per teacher
John R Mott Jr/Hi School
Standard public school
342 students 14.3:1 students per teacher
Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Ogden St
Standard public school
18 students

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.

Similar enrollment (~14 students)

Frequently asked questions about Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center

How many students attend Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center?

Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center has 14 students enrolled. It is a public school in Postville, IA. CCD year-over-year: 17 (2022-23) → 11 (2023-24), down 6.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center?

35.3% of students at Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center?

The largest demographic group at Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center is Hispanic or Latino at 78.6% of enrollment, in Postville, IA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center?

Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center rank among schools in Postville?

By Resource Investment Index, Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center ranks #4 of 4 schools in Postville, IA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Postville Comm School District?

Besides Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/Rec Center, Postville Comm School District also operates Cora B Darling Elementary (363 students), John R Mott Jr/Hi School (342 students), and Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Ogden St (18 students). See the Postville Comm School District district page for the complete list.

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 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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