Whiting Elementary School

Located at 606 West St, in Whiting, Iowa, Whiting Elementary School is a very small primary school that teaches 78 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Whiting Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Whiting Elementary School sits 76% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Whiting Comm School District (139 students total), Whiting Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Whiting Elementary School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 14% Native American, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Whiting Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Monona County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Whiting Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.4%, the actual is 51.9%, a residual of -3.5 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monona County put median household earnings sit near $68,377, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Whiting Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Monona County (combined enrollment of about 1,210 students).

Whiting Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Whiting Elementary School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 76.1%.

Whiting Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 29%: 110 students in 2018 compared to 78 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 90% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.