Other / mixed grade configuration · Springville, IA

Springville Secondary School

Federal NCES profile for Springville Secondary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 192706001587
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
63
📋 Attendance
51
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Springville Secondary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Iowa schools.

60
Resource Index · Higher
10.8:1
small classes for Iowa
20.0%
free-lunch eligible
184
students enrolled

Springville Secondary School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Iowa schools. Computed live against every Iowa school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

184

Iowa · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.8:1

vs 14.8:1 Iowa avg

-27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

20.0%

vs 36.4% Iowa avg

-45% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Springville Secondary School compares with Iowa and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:110.8:1

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

What stands out at Springville Secondary School

Springville Secondary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Springville, Iowa, enrolling 184 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.8:1, Springville Secondary School is leaner than roughly 88% of Iowa schools and 27% under the state's 14.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 20.0% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 184 puts it in the smaller third of Iowa schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 1,322 Iowa schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 225 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #32.

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 184 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Springville's public schools, it stands alongside Springville Elementary School (294 students): Springville Secondary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.8:1 vs 17.3:1).

Its district, Springville Comm School District, also runs Springville Elementary School (294 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

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

How Springville Secondary School compares

Springville Secondary School on the metrics families compare, against Iowa and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Iowa Iowa avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.8:1 ▼ 27% 14.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 20.0% ▼ 45% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 184 top 79% - -

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

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
184
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
20.0%
free-lunch eligible - 45% below the Iowa average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.8:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 12% in Iowa - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$11,445
per pupil, district-wide - below Iowa avg of $12,854
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 184 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 91.8%
Two or More 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
Asian 1.1%
African American 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 91.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.5, Springville Secondary School is less mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Springville Comm School District, which includes Springville Secondary School.

$11,445
Per student
-11%
vs Iowa
Avg $12,854
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 51.4%
State 41.3%
Federal 7.4%

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.

How Springville Secondary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Springville Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Springville Secondary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Springville Comm School District · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar other schools in Springville

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

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Iowa, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Springville Secondary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Springville Secondary School

How many students attend Springville Secondary School?

Springville Secondary School has 184 students enrolled. It is a public school in Springville, IA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Springville Secondary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Springville Secondary School is 10.8:1, which is 27% lower than the Iowa average of 14.8:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Springville Secondary School?

20.0% of students at Springville Secondary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Springville Secondary School?

The largest demographic group at Springville Secondary School is White at 91.8% of enrollment, in Springville, IA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Springville Secondary School?

Springville Secondary School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Springville Secondary School a good school?

Springville Secondary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Iowa schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Springville Comm School District?

Besides Springville Secondary School, Springville Comm School District also operates Springville Elementary School (294 students). See the Springville 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 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.

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