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Mason City Virtual Academy School

Serves grades KG - 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
1515 S Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone
(641) 450-5001
District
MASON CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
86
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Mason City Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
No Data
68%
No Data
70%
No Data
65%
    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
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 2 2.3%
Grade 2 5 5.8%
Grade 3 4 4.7%
Grade 4 5 5.8%
Grade 5 4 4.7%
Grade 6 4 4.7%
Grade 7 5 5.8%
Grade 8 10 11.6%
Grade 9 7 8.1%
Grade 10 10 11.6%
Grade 11 11 12.8%
Grade 12 19 22.1%
Total 86 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.7% 77.2% 76.7%
Black 9.8% 8.5% 7.1%
Hispanic 7.3% 10.8% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.4% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 2.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.7% 49.8% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 47.7% 44.3% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.0% 5.5% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,304 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 303.9 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 20.6% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,094 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.0% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.4% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.5% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.9% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 7.8%

Education 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%