Total enrollment
760
-231 (-23%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District
Iowa · 760 students · 1 city
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District is a public-school district inside Iowa, running 3 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 760 students, broken out as 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
-1 (-33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #161 of 234 | #7,934 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 2 | #202 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #47 of 234 | #2,978 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 54.7% | #25 of 234 | #3,496 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 799 to 760 students (down 5%) and from 51 to 59 full-time teachers (up 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School | Clarion | Elementary | PK-04 | 469 |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School | Clarion | High | 09-12 | 291 |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School | Clarion | Middle | 05-08 | · |
About Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District is a rural-scale Iowa school district running 3 schools with combined enrollment near 760.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District spans 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District is about 253, meaningfully below the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 760 students, fell 23% from the 991 reported in SY 2020-21. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District now counts 2 public schools, down from 3 in SY 2020-21.
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