Harlan Elementary School

Located at 1001 N Main Street, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Harlan Elementary School is an intimate elementary school that hosts 195 students (grades pre-K through K), operated by Mount Pleasant Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 40% below the state mean of about 325.

Within Mount Pleasant Comm School District, which oversees 8 schools and 2,011 students, Harlan Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Harlan Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest consists of 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Harlan Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Harlan Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Henry County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Henry County shows median household income runs about $67,436, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Henry County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,230 students), Harlan Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Harlan Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Harlan Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.