Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District
Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District is a public school district based in Adel, Iowa, serving 2,278 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #42 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 67% of them. Its schools average 456 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $9,818 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% less than the Iowa median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.
How Adel DeSoto Minburn Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Adel DeSoto Minburn Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,818 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,867 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $37.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 164 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 339 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 380 | 375 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Iowa median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Iowa
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictWaverly | 2,323 | 7 | $11,634 | 13.6 | #40 |
| Carlisle Community School DistrictCarlisle | 2,290 | 4 | $9,807 | 15.4 | #41 |
| Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School DistrictAdel · this district | 2,278 | 5 | $9,818 | 13.9 | #42 |
| Denison Community School DistrictDenison | 2,274 | 4 | $11,375 | 15.0 | #43 |
| Le Mars Community School DistrictLe Mars | 2,239 | 6 | $10,280 | 15.7 | #44 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nenana City School DistrictNenana, AK | 2,279 | $6,763 | 84.4 |
| Vidalia CityVidalia, GA | 2,279 | $11,538 | 13.3 |
| KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationCamden, NJ | 2,278 | $17,836 | 18.2 |
| RSU 09Farmington, ME | 2,277 | $16,739 | 10.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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