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The smallest public schools in Buchanan County, Iowa

17 public schools in Buchanan County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the smallest public schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Rural Elementary School #4 leads the list at 17, against a median of 187 across the ranked schools.

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Buchanan County, Iowa

Best Students

Median Students

187

SMALLEST · BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Rural Elementary School #4	Fairbank, IA	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	Elementary	17
2	Prairie Grove Elementary School	Hazelton, IA	Jesup Comm School District	Elementary	23
3	Rural Elementary School #2	Fairbank, IA	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	Elementary	24
4	Perry #1 Elementary School	Independence, IA	Jesup Comm School District	Elementary	29
5	Rural Elementary School #1	Fairbank, IA	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	Elementary	29
6	Triumph Elementary School	Fairbank, IA	Jesup Comm School District	Elementary	42
7	Early Childhood Center	Independence, IA	Independence Comm School District	Elementary	46
8	East Buchanan Middle School	Winthrop, IA	East Buchanan Comm School District	Middle	75
9	Fairbank Elementary School	Fairbank, IA	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	Elementary	187
10	East Buchanan High School	Winthrop, IA	East Buchanan Comm School District	High	189
11	Jesup Middle School	Jesup, IA	Jesup Comm School District	Middle	249
12	East Elementary School	Independence, IA	Independence Comm School District	Elementary	265
13	Jesup High School	Jesup, IA	Jesup Comm School District	High	269
14	East Buchanan Elementary School	Winthrop, IA	East Buchanan Comm School District	Elementary	303
15	West Elementary School	Independence, IA	Independence Comm School District	Elementary	360
16	Jesup Elementary School	Jesup, IA	Jesup Comm School District	Elementary	412
17	Independence Junior Senior High School	Independence, IA	Independence Comm School District	High	712

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