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Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 398 students in Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District.
Public Middle School in Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
5 Schools
372 Schools
# Students
2,824 Students
129,526 Students
# Teachers
189 Teachers
9,068 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#137 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥95%
90%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)18.1%
24.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.45
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
9%
12%
% Black
4%
6%
% White
82%
73%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,287 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,596. The school district revenue/student has declined by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,149 is less than the state median of $16,167. The school district spending/student has declined by 28% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,287
$16,596
Spending / Student
$13,149
$16,167
Best Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: n/an/a
1201 Grant Street
Bondurant, IA 50035
(515) 957-7970
Bondurant, IA 50035
(515) 957-7970
Gr: 7-8 | 398 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
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