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Mount Pleasant, IA
Public School Ratings




Mount Pleasant 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

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


Mount Pleasant Comm School District details

Mount Pleasant Comm School District
1010 E. Washington St.
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641

1,852 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Mount Pleasant Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.9% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
67%
70%
66%
71%
68%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Harlan Elementary School
1001 N. Main Street
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
KG-05
Lincoln Elementary School
501 S Corkhill
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
KG-05
Mount Pleasant High School
2104 S. Grand Avenue
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
09-12
Mount Pleasant Middle School
414 N Adams
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
06-08
Salem Elementary School
412 E. Jackson St.
Salem, IA, 52649
KG-05
Van Allen Elementary School
801 E Henry Street
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
PK-05
Wisdomquest Education Center School
401 E. Monroe Street
Mount Pleasant, IA, 52641
10-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.0% 75.9%
Black 2.6% 7.3%
Hispanic 12.3% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.8% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.2% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 44.1% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,113 $15,025,000 59.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $325 $602,000 2.4%
Staff $478 $885,000 3.5%
General Administration $229 $424,000 1.7%
School Administration $750 $1,389,000 5.5%
Operation $918 $1,701,000 6.7%
Transportation $417 $772,000 3.1%
Other $715 $1,324,000 5.2%
Total Support $3,832 $7,097,000 28.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,675 $3,103,000 12.3%
Total Expenditures $13,620 $25,225,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
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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