Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Vinton, Shellsburg and Garrison.
At a glance
1,558Students enrolled
4Schools
3Towns served
$14,224Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
52%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
Tilford Elementary School or Shellsburg Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IA
Math proficiency79%
State average 64.1%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 67.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
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
$14,224
per student each year · 4% above the IA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,502’20
1,573’21
1,555’22
1,551’23
1,558’24
Students
White · 92%1,426
Hispanic · 3%52
Two or more races · 3%49
Black · 1%19
Asian · 0%5
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools4 in district
Tilford Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 544 students · Vinton
B+PublicShellsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 269 students · Shellsburg
APublicVinton-Shellsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 331 students · Vinton
APublicVinton-Shellsburg High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 414 students · Vinton
A-PublicSchool 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.