Centerville Community Preschool

Located at 603 N 10th St., in Centerville, Iowa, Centerville Community Preschool is a tiny elementary campus that teaches 60 students (grade pre-K), run under Centerville Comm School District. That puts it 82% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Centerville Comm School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,224 students. Centerville Community Preschool is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Centerville Community Preschool records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Appanoose County as a whole.

On the resource side, Centerville Community Preschool logs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Appanoose County's rate of about 54%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Appanoose County) records that median household earnings sit near $54,934, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Appanoose County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), of which Centerville Community Preschool is one.

The closest other public school is Centerville High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Centerville Community Preschool's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 73 (now 60). White enrollment moved from 88% to 97% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

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