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403 S. Iowa
P.O. Box 279
Solon, IA 52333-0279

Phone: (319) 624-3401
Fax: (319) 624-2518

District schools: Lakeview Elementary (grades K-6), Solon Junior High (grades 7-8), Solon High (grades 9-12).

District officials: Bradley Manard, superintendent
Bob Lesan, high school principal


General operating budget: $6,231,691

Students: 1,024 total
Elementary: 542
Junior high: 161
Senior high: 321

Staff: 72 professional, 53 support staff

Cost per pupil: $4,338

Graduation rate: 98.7 percent
The average student is present in 93 percent of class days.

School board members: Jim Martinek - president, Lois Geist - vice president, Don Otto, Joel Miller, Dick Schwab

School board meeting times: on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the lobby of the high school auditorium. There is also a monthly school newsletter in the Solon Economist.

Students must be 5 years of age by 9/15 before starting kindergarten

District enrollment: 1065 students
Elementary schools: 507
Junior high: 151
Senior high: 305

The average class in the district has 23 students
There are 15.84 students for every teacher in the district

To register for classes: Call (319) 644-3401

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills scores (grades 3-8): not available
ACT score: not available
SAT score: not available

Busing/transportation availability and requirements: Elementary and junior high students must live at least two miles from school and high school students must live at least three miles from school in order to receive busing. Eighty five percent of the districts students are transported to and from school.

Student enrollment distribution by ethnicity in the following categories: African American, 0.39 percent; Asian, 0.87 percent; Caucasian, 98.63 percent; Hispanic/Latino, 0.11 percent; Native American, 0 percent; Other, 0 percent
Minority teachers 0 percent

Fees: Book rental, K-6, $15.00; Book rental, 7-12, $20.00; Maximum book rental fees, $50.00 per family; Activity ticket, grades 1-12, $25.00; There are also various charges for classes, ranging from $2 to $20.


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