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Whiting Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 66 students in Whiting Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Whiting Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
2 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
147 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Whiting Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 325 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 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#301 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.43
% American Indian
10%
n/a
% Asian
2%
2%
% Hispanic
16%
11%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
65%
75%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,388 is higher than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has grown by 33% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,959 is higher than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has grown by 33% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,388
$16,468
Spending / Student
$21,959
$16,042
Best Whiting Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Whiting Senior High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
606 West St
Whiting, IA 51063
(712) 455-2468
Whiting, IA 51063
(712) 455-2468
Grades: 7-12
| 66 students
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