Clyde D Mease Elementary School

Located at 23 3rd St No, in Dakota City, Iowa, Clyde D Mease Elementary School is a cozy elementary-level community that serves 139 students (grades pre-K through K), run under Humboldt Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Clyde D Mease Elementary School sits 57% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Humboldt Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,426 students, Clyde D Mease Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Clyde D Mease Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest reads as 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, Humboldt County reports that median household income runs about $71,946, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Humboldt County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,530 students), Clyde D Mease Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Taft Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Clyde D Mease Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Clyde D Mease Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 164 (now 139). White enrollment moved from 92% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.