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Bettendorf Community School District

Bettendorf, Iowa · Public school district · #21 of 124 Iowa districts by enrollment

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4,404

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,789

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Iowa median

15.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Iowa median 14.4

Bettendorf Community School District is a public school district based in Bettendorf, Iowa, serving 4,404 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 84% of them. Its schools average 629 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $10,789 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Iowa median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.

How Bettendorf Community compares

Bettendorf CommunityIowa median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,789

Iowa median $11,630 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,175

Iowa median $7,379 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school629

Iowa median 419 · 50% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.2

Iowa median 14.4 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor367

Iowa median 375 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$63.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 52%Local 43%

Measure	Bettendorf Community	Iowa median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,789	$11,630	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,175	$7,379	FY2020-21
Total spending	$57.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$63.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	289	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	586	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.2	14.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	367	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Ottumwa Community School DistrictOttumwa	5,024	12	$10,937	15.2	#19
Ames Community School DistrictAmes	4,728	8	$12,515	14.0	#20
Bettendorf Community School DistrictBettendorf · this district	4,404	7	$10,789	15.2	#21
Muscatine Community School DistrictMuscatine	4,358	9	$11,736	13.3	#22
Urbandale Community School DistrictUrbandale	4,208	6	$11,771	14.0	#23

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
South Western School DistrictHanover, PA	4,406	$14,600	14.4
Asheboro City SchoolsAsheboro, NC	4,405	$10,790	14.9
ArlingtonArlington, TN	4,403	$9,600	n/a
Shaker Heights CityShaker Heights, OH	4,400	$19,908	14.9

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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