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Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 621 students in Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District.
Public Preschools in Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District have a diversity score of 0.30, which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 0.43.
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 26% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
5 Schools
475 Schools
# Students
2,731 Students
151,884 Students
# Teachers
181 Teachers
11,017 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 327 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#129 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.43
# American Indian Students
1 Student
515 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
34 Students
2,937 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
195 Students
17,627 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
12%
# Black Students
74 Students
9,309 Students
% Black Students
3%
6%
# White Students
2,307 Students
113,047 Students
% White Students
85%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
925 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
108 Students
7,512 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
139
22,872
# Students in K Grade:
206
26,442
# Students in 1st Grade:
183
23,218
# Students in 2nd Grade:
207
21,819
# Students in 3rd Grade:
204
19,871
# Students in 4th Grade:
211
18,086
# Students in 5th Grade:
204
13,722
# Students in 6th Grade:
176
5,436
# Students in 7th Grade:
220
80
# Students in 8th Grade:
220
84
# Students in 9th Grade:
203
26
# Students in 10th Grade:
195
52
# Students in 11th Grade:
192
77
# Students in 12th Grade:
171
99
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,706 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,361. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,596 is less than the state median of $15,938. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,706
$16,361
Spending / Student
$13,596
$15,938
Best Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
Morris Elementary School
Magnet School
600 Garfield St. Sw
Bondurant, IA 50035
(515) 967-6361
Bondurant, IA 50035
(515) 967-6361
Grades: PK-2
| 621 students
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