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1635 Hwy. 22 East
P.O. Box 150
Wellman, IA 52356-0150

Phone: (319) 646-6093
Fax: (319) 646-2093

District schools: Wellman Elementary (grades K-5), Washington Township Elementary (grades K-5), Kalona Elementary (grades K-5), Mid-Prairie Middle (grades 6-8), Mid-Prairie High (grades 9-12).

District officials:
Gordon Cook, superintendent
Jerry Beeler, high school principal

General operating budget:
$7,900,000

Students: 1,250

Staff: 100 professional, 87 support

Cost per pupil: $4,367

Graduation rate: 99 percent
The average district student is present in 96.23 percent of class days.
99.34 percent of students graduate from high school, 0.66 percent drop out.

School board members: Bonnie Nisly, Tracy Anderson, Elizabeth Curl, Jack Dillon, Henry Lemke, James Hussey, Julie Miller

Students must be 5 years of age by September 1 before starting kindergarten

District enrollment: 1,213
Elementary schools: 376
Junior high: 312
Senior high: 306

There are 13 students for every staff member in the district.

To register for classes: Call (319) 646-6093

Iowa Test of Basic Skills scores:
Third grade: reading, 3.3; math, 3.3; language, 3.2; spelling, 2.9
Fourth grade: reading, 5.1; math, 4.9; language, 4.6; spelling, 4.0
Fifth grade: reading, 5.6; math, 5.7; language, 5.3; spelling, 4.7
Sixth grade: reading, 7.2; math,7.0; language, 6.7; spelling, 5.8
Seventh grade: reading, 8.1; math, 8.9; language, 9.2; spelling, 8.3
Eighth grade: reading, 9.4; math, 9.7; language, 9.6; spelling, 9.1

Iowa Tests of Educational Development scores:
Ninth grade: reading, 62; quantitative thinking, 70
Tenth grade: test not given
Eleventh grade: expression, 65; quantitative thinking, 62
Twelfth grade: test not given

Average ACT score: composite, 21.1; English, 20.5; math, 20.8; reading, 20.8; science reasoning, 21.6

Busing/transportation availability and requirements:
Elementary and middle school students living two or more miles, and high school students living three or more miles from school receive transportaion.

Student enrollment distribution by ethnicity in the following categories: African American, 0.48 percent; Asian, 0.8 percent; Caucasian, 97.75 percent; Hispanic/Latino, 0.97 percent; Native American, 0 percent

Minority teachers: 0 percent

Athletic supplies: middle school $15, high school $20


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