Irwin Elementary School

As a cozy elementary-level community in Irwin, Iowa, Irwin Elementary School educates 221 students from grades pre-K through 3, one of the schools within IKM-Manning Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Irwin Elementary School sits 32% smaller than that benchmark.

Within IKM-Manning Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 703 students, Irwin Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Irwin Elementary School reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. Compared to Shelby County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Irwin Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Irwin Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at Irwin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,738 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Shelby County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,877 students), of which Irwin Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is IKM-Manning High School, roughly 10.7 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 217 students in 2018 compared to 221 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Irwin Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.