Kendall Center

Set in Albia, Iowa, Kendall Center is a tiny elementary school, part of Albia Comm School District. It instructs 63 students across grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 81% smaller than the state mean of about 325.

Albia Comm School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,123 students; Kendall Center is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kendall Center reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder comes out to 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 63.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Kendall Center higher than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Monroe County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Monroe County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,996, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Kendall Center is one of 5 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 1,123 students).

The closest other public school is Albia High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Kendall Center operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Kendall Center's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 69 (now 63). White enrollment moved from 88% to 94% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 34.5:1 in 2018 to 63.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.