Enrollment
99
High
DISTRICT 93 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATON-CHURDAN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192238001339
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School
606 Adrian St, Churdan, IA 50050 · (515) 389-3111 · Greene County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
100.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 55.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
47 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 8% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paton-Churdan Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.9% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 87.8% | 75.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
99
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
100.0:1
was 48.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99 | 1 | 100.0:1 | 47% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 3 | 32.6:1 | 46% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 99 | 3 | 33.0:1 | 35% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 2 | 48.0:1 | 45% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 5 | 20.9:1 | 45% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 4 | 25.5:1 | 50% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 74 | 4 | 18.5:1 | 41% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 115 | 19 | 6.0:1 | 32% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 14 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (104 to 99); teachers down 80% (5 to 1).
About Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School is a very small high school in Churdan, Iowa. It had 99 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. High schools in Iowa have about 468 students on average; enrollment here is 79% lower.
Paton-Churdan Comm School District is made up of 2 schools with 185 students in all.
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School is 89% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 100.0:1 is based on 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Greene County average a similar 48%.
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Iowa public high schools.
Test results at Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School are 9.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (77.5% actual, 68.2% predicted).
In the wider Greene County area, the median household earns about $63,409 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School shares Greene County with 4 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Paton-Churdan Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School. The ten-mile area around Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School holds 2 other public schools. The school's 77.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 96 to 99, a 3% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 48.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 100.0:1.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,688
Census ACS
Median income
$63,409
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,425 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paton-Churdan Comm School District
- Paton-Churdan ElementaryElementary · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Paton-Churdan Elementary0.0 mi · 86
- Greene County High School10.0 mi · 375
- Greene County Elementary11.9 mi · 518
- Greene County Middle School12.1 mi · 347
- Southeast Valley High School12.4 mi · 340
- Southeast Valley Elementary12.6 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School?
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 99 students in grades 06-12.
Is Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School have?
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School employs 1 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 100.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School?
Student demographics at Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School in?
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School is part of Paton-Churdan Comm School District.
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