📍 520 South Clinton Street, Albia, Monroe County, 52531
Grant Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Albia, Monroe County. The school has 233 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Billy Strickler. It is part of the Albia Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Grant Center enrolls 233 students across grades K–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.3% Two or more races and 2.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 233 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grant Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 40, state house district 80.
Grant Center is one of 5 schools in Albia Comm School District, based in Albia, Iowa. The district serves 1,123 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 233 students, Grant Center is close to the district average of about 225 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote