Shannon Elementary School

Located at 321 W South St, in Monticello, Iowa, Shannon Elementary School is an intimate elementary-level community that serves 166 students (grades pre-K through 1), one of the schools within Monticello Comm School District. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Within Monticello Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 999 students, Shannon Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Shannon Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest reads as 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Shannon Elementary School records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jones County (around 36%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jones County indicate median household income runs about $73,531, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Jones County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,693 students), of which Shannon Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Monticello High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shannon Elementary School has grew 10%, going from 151 students in 2018 to 166 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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