The Cougars Den

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Ackley, Iowa

The Cougars Den in Ackley, Iowa enrolled 35 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

41 students in 2022-23, 35 students in 2023-24, 35 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 2.0.

Students enrolled at The Cougars Den by school year2022-23: 41, 2023-24: 35, 2024-25: 3502040602022-23412023-24352024-2535
Students enrolled at The Cougars Den by school year2022-23: 41, 2023-24: 35, 2024-25: 3502040602022-23412023-24352024-2535
Students enrolled at The Cougars Den by school year2022-23: 41, 2023-24: 35, 2024-25: 3502040602022-23412023-24352024-2535
Students enrolled at The Cougars Den by school year2022-23: 41, 2023-24: 35, 2024-25: 3502040602022-23412023-24352024-2535
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23413.013.7
2023-24353.011.7
2024-25352.017.5

17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 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.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; The Cougars Den 17.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThe Cougars Den 17.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; The Cougars Den 17.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThe Cougars Den 17.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; The Cougars Den 17.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThe Cougars Den 17.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; The Cougars Den 17.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThe Cougars Den 17.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Cougars Den reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent2.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.6% of students were White, 11.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White88.6%
  2. Hispanic11.4%

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.

Elementary schools in Ackley

2 public elementary schools in Ackley report 2024-25 enrollment; The Cougars Den is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
AGWSR Elementary School22712.837.9%
The Cougars Den3517.514.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about The Cougars Den

  1. AGWSR Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 227 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Aplington Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.6 miles away: 165 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  3. Compare The Cougars Den with AGWSR Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much AGWSR Comm School District spends per student$13,848 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,848
  5. The largest public schools in IowaThe Cougars Den is the number 650 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#650 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.17.5:1
  7. 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 The Cougars Den

  1. How many students attend The Cougars Den?
    35 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 41 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ackley, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at The Cougars Den?
    17.5 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.
  3. Is The Cougars Den a Title I school?
    The Cougars Den was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is The Cougars Den in?
    AGWSR Comm School District, NCES district ID 1903060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190306001383 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.

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