Fredericksburg Elem School

Fredericksburg Elem School is one of the micro-enrollment K-5 schools in Fredericksburg, Iowa, overseen by Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District, with 120 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 63% leaner than the state mean of about 325.

Fredericksburg Elem School is one of 4 schools operated by Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District, a district that enrolls 789 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Fredericksburg Elem School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Chickasaw County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Fredericksburg Elem School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Fredericksburg Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, Chickasaw County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,675 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Chickasaw County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,055 students), of which Fredericksburg Elem School is one.

Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 26%: 162 students in 2018 compared to 120 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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