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Chariton, IA
Public School Ratings




Chariton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Chariton Comm School District details

Chariton Comm School District
140 East Albia Road
Chariton, IA 50049

1,282 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Chariton Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.2% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
66%
70%
68%
71%
65%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chariton High School
501 N Grand
Chariton, IA, 50049
09-12
Chariton Middle School
1300 N 16th
Chariton, IA, 50049
06-08
Columbus Elementary School
1215 Linden Ave
Chariton, IA, 50049
KG-02
Van Allen Elementary School
1129 Ashland
Chariton, IA, 50049
03-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.9% 75.9%
Black 0.2% 7.3%
Hispanic 6.4% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.8% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 47.3% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.5% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,803 $10,004,000 63.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $275 $352,000 2.2%
Staff $100 $128,000 0.8%
General Administration $321 $411,000 2.6%
School Administration $748 $959,000 6.1%
Operation $1,115 $1,430,000 9.1%
Transportation $286 $367,000 2.3%
Other $294 $377,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,139 $4,024,000 25.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,281 $1,642,000 10.5%
Total Expenditures $12,223 $15,670,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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