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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)
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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Prairie City, IA Altoona, IA, Baxter, IA, Bondurant, IA, Carlisle, IA (Hartford/Sandyville), Des Moines, IA (Pleasant Hill), Monroe, IA, Newton, IA (Lambs Grove), Pella, IA (Pleasantville/Swan), Prairie City, IA, Runnells, IA
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $136,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to IA, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Government employees, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
Prairie City Educational Rating
This town is served by
three school districts:
COLFAX-MINGO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
816 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
1 |
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| Better than: of IA school districts |
3.6% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
22.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 12 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| COLFAX-MINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 20 WEST BROADWAY, COLFAX, IA 50054 (515) 674-3465 |
PK-05 |
| COLFAX-MINGO HIGH SCHOOL 204 N LEAGUE RD, COLFAX, IA 50054 (515) 674-4111 |
09-12 |
| COLFAX-MINGO MIDDLE SCHOOL 307 W. MOHAWK DR, MINGO, IA 50168 (641) 363-4282 |
06-08 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 97.3 | 86.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 28.9 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,074 | $4,140,000 | 30.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $200 | $163,000 | 1.2 |
| STAFF | $240 | $196,000 | 1.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $384 | $313,000 | 2.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $441 | $360,000 | 2.7 |
| OPERATION | $650 | $530,000 | 3.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $337 | $275,000 | 2.0 |
| OTHER | $188 | $153,000 | 1.1 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,439 | $1,990,000 | 14.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $9,031 | $7,369,000 | 54.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $16,543 | $13,499,000 | 100.0 |
Prairie City EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Prairie City WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 14.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Prairie City LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 10.8 |