Total enrollment
1,799
-93 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Mount Pleasant Comm School District
Iowa · 2,011 students · 2 cities
Mount Pleasant Comm School District's public schools, 8 in all, serve about 2,011 K-12 students inside Iowa, an average of 251 per school.
4-year change in Mount Pleasant Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Mount Pleasant Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #129 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,011 | #50 of 234 | #4,429 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #25 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #54 of 234 | #3,261 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 44.1% | #68 of 234 | #5,025 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 Mount Pleasant Comm School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Harlan Elementary School at 71.4% proficient to Van Allen Elementary School at 61.1%, a gap of 10.3 points. That is the 39th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 1,778 to 1,604 students (down 10%) and from 127 to 126 full-time teachers (down 1%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant High School | Mount Pleasant | High | 09-12 | 545 |
| Mount Pleasant Middle School | Mount Pleasant | Middle | 06-08 | 383 |
| Van Allen Elementary School | Mount Pleasant | Elementary | 03-05 | 362 |
| Harlan Elementary School | Mount Pleasant | Elementary | KG-05 | 212 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Mount Pleasant | Elementary | 01-02 | 202 |
| Harlan Elementary School | Mount Pleasant | Elementary | PK-KG | 195 |
| Salem Elementary School | Salem | Elementary | KG-05 | 86 |
| WisdomQuest Education Center | Mount Pleasant | High | 10-12 | 26 |
About Mount Pleasant Comm School District
Mount Pleasant Comm School District is a rural-scale public-school district in Iowa. The district runs 8 schools and hosts approximately 2,011 students.
In terms of grade levels, Mount Pleasant Comm School District covers 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Mount Pleasant Comm School District is about 251, below the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 5%: 1,892 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,799 in SY 2024-25.
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