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The highest-poverty public schools in Buchanan County, Iowa

9 public schools in Buchanan County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. East Elementary School leads the list at 40.0%, against a median of 29.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buchanan County, Iowa

Top % FRL

40.0%

Median % FRL

29.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	East Elementary School	Independence, IA	Independence Comm School District	Elementary	265	40.0%
2	West Elementary School	Independence, IA	Independence Comm School District	Elementary	360	39.4%
3	East Buchanan High School	Winthrop, IA	East Buchanan Comm School District	High	189	39.2%
4	East Buchanan Elementary School	Winthrop, IA	East Buchanan Comm School District	Elementary	303	31.0%
5	Independence Junior Senior High School	Independence, IA	Independence Comm School District	High	712	29.4%
6	Jesup Elementary School	Jesup, IA	Jesup Comm School District	Elementary	412	25.7%
7	Jesup Middle School	Jesup, IA	Jesup Comm School District	Middle	249	22.1%
8	Fairbank Elementary School	Fairbank, IA	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	Elementary	187	18.7%
9	Jesup High School	Jesup, IA	Jesup Comm School District	High	269	17.8%

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