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Gmg Secondary School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
306 Park Street
Garwin, IA 50632
Phone
(641) 499-2005
District
GMG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
TAMA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
224
Classroom Teachers
17

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.9% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Gmg Secondary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
51%
68%
61%
72%
41%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
70%
71%
78%
75%
63%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

100 80 60 40 20 0
66%
65%
84%
72%
47%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
68%
67%
89%
72%
47%
62%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
60%
64%
71%
69%
48%
60%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 35 15.6%
Grade 8 34 15.2%
Grade 9 43 19.2%
Grade 10 39 17.4%
Grade 11 35 15.6%
Grade 12 38 17.0%
Total 224 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.5% 91.4% 76.7%
Black 1.8% 3.1% 7.1%
Hispanic 3.1% 3.7% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 1.2% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.6% 34.7% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 28.6% 30.2% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 4.5% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,095 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 22.3 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 36.9% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 880 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 5.6% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.4% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.5% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.8% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 19.3% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.5% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 4.3% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,963 $3,544,167 60.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $114 $58,026 1.0%
Staff $220 $111,980 1.9%
General Administration $143 $72,787 1.2%
School Administration $617 $314,053 5.4%
Operation $1,267 $644,903 11.0%
Transportation $527 $268,243 4.6%
Other $191 $97,219 1.7%
Total Support $3,079 $1,567,211 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,475 $750,775 12.8%
Total Expenditures $11,517 $5,862,153 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,254 $3,706,502,521 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $439 $224,329,756 3.0%
Staff $576 $294,221,316 3.9%
General Administration $292 $149,044,777 2.0%
School Administration $659 $336,761,023 4.5%
Operation $1,023 $522,686,702 7.0%
Transportation $419 $214,147,817 2.9%
Other $319 $162,947,541 2.2%
Total Support $3,727 $1,904,099,046 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,668 $1,874,193,187 25.0%
Total Expenditures $14,649 $7,484,864,234 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%