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Iola 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

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Iola School District details

Iola School District
305 North Washington Street
Iola, KS 66749

1,207 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Iola School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kansas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.2% of all KS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.0% of all U.S. school districts.


Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
23%
32%
25%
33%
21%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Iola Elementary School
203 N. Kentucky
Iola, KS, 66749
PK-05
Iola High School Virtual
300 East Jackson
Iola, KS, 66749
09-12
Iola Middle School
600 East Street
Iola, KS, 66749
06-08
Iola Sr High School
300 E Jackson
Iola, KS, 66749
09-12
Jefferson Elem School
300 S Jefferson
Iola, KS, 66749
M-M
Lincoln Elem School
700 N Jefferson
Iola, KS, 66749
M-M
Mckinley Elem School
209 S Kentucky
Iola, KS, 66749
M-M

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.6% 65.8%
Black 1.4% 7.2%
Hispanic 6.5% 22.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.5% 47.7%
Free lunch eligible 50.6% 40.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.9% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,211 $9,911,000 20.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $447 $540,000 1.1%
Staff $364 $439,000 0.9%
General Administration $544 $657,000 1.3%
School Administration $777 $938,000 1.9%
Operation $1,307 $1,578,000 3.2%
Transportation $529 $638,000 1.3%
Other $263 $317,000 0.6%
Total Support $4,231 $5,107,000 10.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $28,360 $34,231,000 69.5%
Total Expenditures $40,803 $49,249,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,109 $3,957,643,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $426,673,000 5.2%
Staff $517 $252,073,000 3.1%
General Administration $337 $164,574,000 2.0%
School Administration $738 $360,234,000 4.4%
Operation $1,270 $619,608,000 7.6%
Transportation $482 $235,153,000 2.9%
Other $366 $178,766,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,584 $2,237,081,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,040 $1,971,771,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $16,733 $8,166,495,000 100.0%
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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