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

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


Mason City Comm School District details

Mason City Comm School District
1515 S. Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City, IA 50401

3,587 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Mason City Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.5% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
57%
68%
62%
70%
53%
65%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alternative School
19 N. Illinois Ave.
Mason City, IA, 50401
09-12
Harding Elementary School
1239 N Rhode Island Ave
Mason City, IA, 50401
PK-04
Hoover Elementary School
1123 8th St. Nw
Mason City, IA, 50401
PK-04
Jefferson Elementary School
1421 4th St. Se
Mason City, IA, 50401
PK-04
John Adams Middle School
29 S Illinois Ave
Mason City, IA, 50401
07-08
Lincoln Intermediate School
1625 S. Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City, IA, 50401
05-06
Mason City High School
1700 4th St. Se
Mason City, IA, 50401
09-12
Mason City Virtual Academy School
1515 S Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City, IA, 50401
KG-12
Roosevelt Elementary School
313 15th St. Se
Mason City, IA, 50401
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.2% 76.7%
Black 8.5% 7.1%
Hispanic 10.8% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.8% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 44.3% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,244 $35,570,912 62.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $563 $2,166,424 3.8%
Staff $497 $1,912,456 3.4%
General Administration $236 $908,128 1.6%
School Administration $904 $3,478,592 6.1%
Operation $1,084 $4,171,232 7.3%
Transportation $590 $2,270,320 4.0%
Other $291 $1,119,768 2.0%
Total Support $4,166 $16,030,768 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,370 $5,271,760 9.3%
Total Expenditures $14,779 $56,869,592 100.0%
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%