Can I use Chickasaw County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Chickasaw County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Chickasaw County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Chickasaw County?

Start with the 7 listed public schools and 3 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Chickasaw County Schools & Education

Name: Chickasaw County, Iowa Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Chickasaw County, Iowa

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

76/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Higher Signal

Graduation Rate

96.4%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

96.4%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 92.3%

Per-Pupil Spending

$7,717

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,591

School Score

76/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 61/100

State Score Position

of 99 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Chickasaw County

Measured School Summary

Chickasaw County has a higher measured school signal with a school score of 76/100 and a graduation rate of 96.4%, based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-score inputs.

Funding Context

At $7,717 per pupil, Chickasaw County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 24% above the Iowa average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 4.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 2% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Chickasaw County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

7 public schools and 3 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

76/100

Higher measured signal. Ranks #5 of 99 Iowa counties with school score data.

Completion

96.4%

4.1 pts above the state average

Funding context

$7,717

$126 above the state average

School coverage

3 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county screens well on the combined school metrics available here. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Chickasaw County has 7 public schools across 3 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Chickasaw County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Higher-signal county

Chickasaw County screens well on the measured county-level school signal. The next check is whether that strength is broad across districts or concentrated in a few school pathways.

State position

of 99 Iowa counties with school score data. The county score is 15 points above the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

New Hampton Comm School District

Elementary to high school visible

1,019 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District

Elementary and high visible

582 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District

Elementary and middle visible

352 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 0Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District is the largest listed district slice, with 4 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Chickasaw County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Chickasaw County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Chickasaw County Graduation Rate Surpasses State and National Benchmarks

Education data brief for Chickasaw County, Iowa.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Chickasaw County reports a graduation rate of 96.4%, a figure that notably exceeds the Iowa state average of 92.3% and the national average of 87.0%. The county's composite school score of 75.7 also sits significantly higher than the state average of 61.3 and the national median of 50.0. Education is provided across seven public schools, with the New Hampton Community School District serving as the largest entity, enrolling 1,019 students. This district operates the county's largest facility, New Hampton Elementary School, which has 401 students. Spending per pupil is $7,717, which is slightly above the state average of $7,591 but remains roughly $5,200 below the national average of $13,000. The county's school landscape is predominantly rural, containing six rural schools and one town school. Total county enrollment is 1,953 students with an average school size of 279. Review the NCES directory for specific district data.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Chickasaw County

Reported Enrollment

1,953

7 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary3

Middle2

High2

Other0

3 School Districts in Chickasaw County

New Hampton Comm School District

3 schools

1,019 students

Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District

4 schools

809 students

Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District

2 schools

582 students

7 Public Schools in Chickasaw County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Chickasaw County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
New Hampton Elementary School	Record	New Hampton Comm School District	New Hampton, 50659Town: Distant	PK–4	Primary	401
New Hampton High School	Record	New Hampton Comm School District	New Hampton, 50659Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	339
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-SeniorHigh School	Record	Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District	Nashua, 50658Rural: Distant	6–12	High	310
New Hampton Middle School	Record	New Hampton Comm School District	New Hampton, 50659Rural: Fringe	5–8	Middle	279
Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School	Record	Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District	Nashua, 50658Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	272
Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School	Record	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District	Fredericksburg, 50630Rural: Distant	5–8	Middle	224
Fredericksburg Elem School	Record	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District	Fredericksburg, 50630Rural: Distant	PK–4	Primary	128

New Hampton Elementary School

New Hampton Comm School District

New Hampton, 50659 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–4Primary401 students

New Hampton High School

New Hampton Comm School District

New Hampton, 50659 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High339 students

Nashua-Plainfield Junior-SeniorHigh School

Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District

Nashua, 50658 / Rural: Distant

Record6–12High310 students

New Hampton Middle School

New Hampton Comm School District

New Hampton, 50659 / Rural: Fringe

Record5–8Middle279 students

Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School

Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District

Nashua, 50658 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary272 students

Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School

Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District

Fredericksburg, 50630 / Rural: Distant

Record5–8Middle224 students

Fredericksburg Elem School

Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District

Fredericksburg, 50630 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–4Primary128 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$7,717

State avg $7,591

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Iowa counties have the highest graduation rates?

Dallas County (97.3%), Clay County (97.0%), and Davis County (97.0%) currently lead Iowa among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Iowa?

Across Iowa counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $7,591. The highest current county values are Kossuth County ($8,712), Cerro Gordo County ($8,682), and Franklin County ($8,627). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Chickasaw County?

Chickasaw County has a school score of 76/100, which is a higher measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Chickasaw County?

The high school graduation rate in Chickasaw County is 96.4%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Chickasaw County spend per student?

Chickasaw County spends $7,717 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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