Decorah Community School District

Public Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Decorah.

At a glance

1,522Students enrolled

5Schools

$14,147Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

24%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs IA

Math proficiency80%

State average 64.1%

Reading / language arts84%

State average 67.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 91.4%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,147

per student each year · 3% above the IA average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration34%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)50%

State44%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,588’20

1,588’21

1,589’22

1,568’23

1,522’24

Students

White · 89%1,354

Hispanic · 7%108

Two or more races · 2%36

Black · 1%13

Asian · 1%10

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools5 in district

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John Cline Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 300 students · Decorah

Public 📚

Carrie Lee ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–4 · 215 students · Decorah

B+Public 📚

Decorah Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 432 students · Decorah

APublic 🏫

Decorah High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 555 students · Decorah

A+Public 📚

West Side Elementary SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 20 students · Decorah

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.