Total enrollment
1,326
+10 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Oelwein Comm School District
Iowa · 1,326 students · 1 city
Oelwein Comm School District runs 5 public K-12 schools inside Iowa, with combined enrollment around 1,326 (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Oelwein Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Oelwein Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #156 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,326 | #87 of 234 | #5,893 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #57 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #98 of 234 | #3,901 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.0% | #42 of 234 | #4,021 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #58 of 119 | #4,707 of 6,853 |
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 Oelwein Comm School District
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,176 to 1,151 students (down 2%) and from 83 to 89 full-time teachers (up 7%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oelwein Middle School | Oelwein | Middle | 05-08 | 350 |
| Oelwein High School | Oelwein | High | 09-12 | 334 |
| Wings Park Elementary School | Oelwein | Elementary | 01-04 | 294 |
| Oelwein Online School | Oelwein | Combined | PK-12 | 175 |
| Little Husky Learning Center | Oelwein | Elementary | PK-KG | 173 |
About Oelwein Comm School District
Across 5 schools, Oelwein Comm School District instructs about 1,326 students in Iowa. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
In terms of grade levels, Oelwein Comm School District spans 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 265 in this district, below the Iowa typical of 376.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 1,316 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,326 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Oelwein Comm School District gained 1 school, going from 4 to 5.
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