Total enrollment
1,625
-51 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Winterset Comm School District
Iowa · 1,625 students · 1 city
Winterset Comm School District's public schools, 4 in all, serve about 1,625 K-12 students inside Iowa, an average of 406 per school.
4-year change in Winterset Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Winterset Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #86 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,625 | #62 of 234 | #5,155 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #118 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #158 of 234 | #5,010 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.4% | #160 of 234 | #6,587 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #111 of 119 | #6,256 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 Winterset Comm School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Winterset Middle School at 77.3% proficient to Winterset Elementary School at 71.9%, a gap of 5.3 points. That is the 53rd widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,738 to 1,625 students (down 7%) and from 114 to 112 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winterset Senior High School | Winterset | High | 09-12 | 530 |
| Winterset Elementary School | Winterset | Elementary | PK-03 | 488 |
| Winterset Middle School | Winterset | Middle | 04-06 | 351 |
| Winterset Junior High School | Winterset | Middle | 07-08 | 256 |
About Winterset Comm School District
As a rural-scale district in Iowa, Winterset Comm School District instructs 1,625 students across 4 schools.
On the school-mix side, Winterset Comm School District spans 1 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 3%: 1,676 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,625 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Winterset Comm School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.