Total enrollment
1,735
+24 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Perry Comm School District
Iowa · 1,735 students · 1 city
For families inside Perry Comm School District, public-school options total 3 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 1,735 (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Perry Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Perry Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #124 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,735 | #55 of 234 | #4,922 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #163 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #106 of 234 | #4,052 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.7% | #17 of 234 | #3,128 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #14 of 119 | #1,918 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 Perry Comm School District
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,704 to 1,735 students (up 2%) and from 133 to 127 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Elementary | Perry | Elementary | PK-05 | 816 |
| Perry High School | Perry | High | 09-12 | 549 |
| Perry Middle School | Perry | Middle | 06-08 | 370 |
About Perry Comm School District
Perry Comm School District is a small public-school district in Iowa. The district maintains 3 schools and hosts approximately 1,735 students.
On the school-mix side, Perry Comm School District covers 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Perry Comm School District is about 578, noticeably above the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,735 students, stayed largely flat from the 1,711 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Perry Comm School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.