District officials:
Mick Starcevich, superintendent
(319) 848-5201
Al Rowe,
director of instructional services
(319) 848-5211
Ken Steine, high school principal
Fax:
(319) 848-4019
General operating budget: $21,168,000
Staff: 410 professional and support
Cost per pupil: $4,338
Graduation
Rate: 99 percent
The average district student is present in 96.8 percent
of class days.
School board members: Sandy Flatgard- president,
Kris Ruprecht- vice president, Maggi Beitzel, Norm Zahradnik,
Mary Ann Peters, Robert Schlueter, Shirley Exline
School
board meeting times: the board meets on the 3rd Monday
of each month at 7:30 p.m. (7 during daylight saving) in
the ICN room at Prairie High School
Students
must be 5 years of age by September 15 before starting kindergarten
District enrollment: 3,332 students
Elementary: 1,550
Junior high: 789
Senior high: 993
Average class size: K-2: 20 or less, 3-5: 24.3
There are 15 students for every certified staff member in
the district.
To register for classes: Call (319) 848-5224
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills scores (all scores, composite):
Second grade, 52; Third grade, 53; Fourth grade, 56; Fifth
grade, 57; Sixth grade, 52; Seventh grade, 54; Eighth grade,
65
Average composite ACT score '97 - '98: 21.4
Busing/transportation availability and requirements:
All students are bused.
Type of grading scale in use: A, B, C, D, F for grades
6-12
K-5 are performance based.
Student enrollment distribution by ethnicity in the following
categories: African American, 2 percent; Asian, 1 percent;
Caucasian, 97 percent; Hispanic/Latino, 0 percent; Native
American, 0 percent
