Great Prairie AEA

Great Prairie AEA is an open, non-charter educational service agency based at 2814 N Court St in Ottumwa, Iowa. Set within a remote town environment in the Ottumwa metropolitan area, the agency operates with zero traditional school buildings and does not offer standard grade-level classroom instruction ranging from prekindergarten through 12th grade or adult education. Instead of functioning as a typical direct-instruction school district, it operates as a specialized educational agency providing targeted framework support and resources across the region.

To support its institutional operations, the agency maintains a robust workforce consisting of 426.46 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members. Reflecting its specialized role as a service agency, the team is overwhelmingly composed of support staff, accounting for 373.38 FTE positions, alongside 37.12 FTE teachers and 15.96 FTE instructional aides. Serving a geographic area represented by U.S. Congressional District 1903, Iowa State Senate District 19013, and State House District 19025, Great Prairie AEA can be reached by phone at (641) 682-8591 or online via its official website at www.gpaea.org.