Excellent opportunities for educational attainment are widely available to all Marshalltown area students. No matter the age, level, preference or goal, when it comes to learning, there are educational institutions available to support all students in their chosen endeavors.

STEM Education
Marshalltown is proud to have had a hand in initiating an inaugural STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education program in Iowa. In 2015, the Marshalltown education and business communities came together to help establish the pilot program for student summer STEM camp. The program has taken off and is going strong.

Spatial Temporal Math (ST-Math): In 2017, thanks to a generous grant from the Governor’s STEM Council and the partnership of the local business community, the Marshalltown Community School District enhanced its curriculum by adding Spatial Temporal Math (ST-Math). This game-based instructional program, integrated in the pre-K to 6th grade curriculums, is designed to boost math comprehension and proficiency through visual learning.

Project Lead the Way: As a state leader in Project Lead the Way, the school district offers the inspiring program both in their elementary schools and to Marshalltown High School students via such classes as engineering and biomedical science. These curriculum offerings at all grade levels promise to help advance math and science interest and enthusiasm for every student.

Public Schools

Marshalltown Community School District
The Marshalltown Community School District is committed to preparing all learners, through an unparalleled culture of excellence, to be productive and engaged citizens in a diverse world. The school district accomplishes this by developing learners who have the knowledge, skills and positive mindset to successfully pursue a meaningful future through personalized learning experiences.

Private Schools

The following private schools offer options that are added bonuses to the excellent academic choices in town:

• St. Francis Catholic School
• Pre-K-6 Catholic school
• Serves families of all religious backgrounds.
• Fully state accredited.
• Providing quality education for more than 135 years.
• High academic standards.
• Christ-centered environment.
• Focuses on academic excellence, development of faith/character and fiscal responsibility.
• Student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1.
• 1:1 technology to student ratio.
• More than 40 percent of faculty has graduate degrees.
• Teachers have an average of 15 years’ experience.

Marshalltown Christian School
The purpose of Marshalltown Christian School is to glorify God through biblical, Christ-centered education, provide academic excellence and prepare students for service and leadership.

• 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-denominational Christian school.
• Serving the Marshalltown community since 2006.
• Newly constructed facility (2016).
• Enrolls students in grades K-8.
• Eight individuals serve as faculty and staff.

Post-secondary options
Iowa Valley Community College District operates:

• Marshalltown Community College.
• Iowa Valley Continuing Education.
• Orpheum Theater Center in Marshalltown.
• Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls.
• MCC satellite campus in Grinnell.

Marshalltown Community College

• Provides career-technical degree programs and the first two years of transferable college credit toward a bachelor’s or graduate degree.
• 55 academic programs with nearly 80 degree/diploma options.
• Offers an economical path to higher wage technical and middle-skill jobs.
• Average enrollment of 2,020 students.
• 13:1 student to faculty ratio.
• Average class size of 17.
•  Traditional on-campus classes and online courses available.
• An Associate of Arts degree is available completely online.

Iowa Valley Continuing Education
Offers hundreds of courses and programs each year in support of life-long learning plans, including:

• Short-term career training.
• Upgrade of professional skills.
• Profession certification options.
• High school diploma completion.
• Classes for fun.

Buena Vista University
An undergraduate institution based in Storm Lake, Iowa, the university provides convenient access to higher learning opportunities through a satellite center on the Marshalltown Community College campus. This partnership recently celebrated its 35th anniversary.

• Caters to the needs of nontraditional students
• Offers almost 50 academic programs.
• Convenient, affordable courses available in online, face-to-face and blended learning formats.
• Classes start every eight weeks.

Young professionals, families and retirees alike have all found good reasons to call Marshalltown home. An impressive array of housing styles, price ranges and neighborhoods means that no matter what stage in life you are, you can find the home that best suits your lifestyle.

Classic neighborhoods

• Early days: In the early days of Marshalltown’s development, residential housing tended to cluster in the northwestern portion of the town, conveniently located near the scenic Iowa River.
• Today: Historic residences, in the Tudor, Victorian and traditional styles, stand as a tribute to Marshalltown’s past.
• Examples: The stately Willard Mansion and exquisite Binford House are both on the National Register of Historic Places. For those interested in living in the classic styles of days gone by, housing opportunities – both renovated and awaiting restoration – abound.

New construction

• The study: The results of the 2014 housing study commissioned by Marshall Economic Development served as a springboard for housing development. The study revealed housing needs and opportunities that were communicated to developers.
• The response: Since that time, single-family homes, workforce housing town homes, senior assisted living facilities (both new and expansions) and a new housing development have sprung up around the community. Some are completed; others are underway. But, all of them benefit the quality of life in the area and open up significant new housing choices for those in or relocating to the area.

Downtown loft living

• On the upswing: One of the residential housing options that has increased in availability recently is downtown loft living.
• Example: The Kibbey Building, built in 1895 by Dr. Kibbey to house his medical practice, suffered smoke and water damage in 2012 during a fire in the building next door. The owners of the Kibbey Building have since renovated the second level creating four beautiful loft-style apartments and are working on the main level as a potential business space.
• Unique urban garden: As a further benefit, this and other downtown loft-style living opportunities are in the vicinity of the impressive Gallery Garden. A privately owned, urban-style green space that is open to the public, the Gallery Garden is the only project of its kind in Iowa. Its inspired designs feature paintings, sculpture, thousands of plants, the soothing sound of a fountain and cutting-edge rain harvesting technologies allowing downtown dwellers and other visitors to enjoy a peaceful, reflective experience.

Senior Living

The growing senior population of Marshalltown has equally growing housing options. Here are a few examples:

• Marshalltown Senior Residences located in the beautifully renovated 1894-vintage Letts-Fletcher Building downtown.
• The Willows of Marshalltown, which offers assisted living and memory care in a newly constructed west-side facility.
• The Embers, independent living for active seniors.
• Bickford of Marshalltown, personalized assisted living services.
• Glenwood Place Retirement Community, independent and assisted living in town home and apartment settings)
• Accura Healthcare of Marshalltown, intensive medical and rehabilitative services for short and long-term care needs.
• Grandview Heights Rehab and Healthcare, offering therapy services, holistic health care, hospice and respite care plus a memory wing.
• Southridge Specialty Care, with rehabilitation services as well as skilled nursing, long-term and hospice care.
• Iowa Veteran’s Home. Nestled in the beauty of nearly 150 acres, the veterans home provides a continuum of care to Iowa’s veterans and their spouses in an environment focusing on individualized services to enhance their quality of life.

Population
Marshalltown 27,552
Source: Census 2010 Demographic Profile, marshalltown.org

Marshall County (2016) 40,312
Source: JobsEQ, www.chmuraecon.com/jobseq

Real Estate and Housing
Median single-family home price $108,500
Source: Mid-Iowa Regional Board of Realtors

Labor Force
Marshalltown 12,000
Unemployment rate 3.1%
Marshall County 18,600
Unemployment rate 2.9%
Source: Iowa Workforce Development, www.iowaworkforce.org

Top 10 Employers
(Private) with employee counts (Date)
1. JBS Swift 2,300
2.Emerson Process Management Fisher Division 1,200
3.Marshalltown Community School District 1,002
4.Iowa Veterans Home 1,000
5.Lennox Manufacturing, Inc. 800
6.Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center 715
7.Hy-Vee 340
8.Wal-Mart 325
9.Marshalltown Community College 245
10.McFarland Clinic, P.C. 223
Source: Marshall Economic Development, www.marshalltown.org

Local Government

MPD Police Officers
(Excluding admin staff, per MPD Admin DATE) Not sure where to find this?

MFD firefighters
commissioned personnel and one civilian administrative assistant
Source: City of Marshalltown, https://marshalltown-ia.gov

County Patrol Officers
(excluding admin and jail staff)
Source: Marshall County, www.co.marshall.ia.us