Choice Charter School

As an intimate senior high in Union, Iowa, Choice Charter School teaches 257 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within Choice Charter Schools. That puts it 45% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Choice Charter Schools is the operating authority for Choice Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Choice Charter School shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder looks like 12% Hispanic, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Choice Charter School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Hardin County's rate of about 38%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hardin County shows median household income runs about $65,069, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hardin County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,073 students), of which Choice Charter School is one.

Nearest neighbor: BCLUW Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. As a public charter, Choice Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school. Choice Charter School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Choice Charter School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.