Bondurant-Farrar Community School District
Bondurant-Farrar Community School District is a public school district based in Bondurant, Iowa, serving 2,824 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 72% of them. Its schools average 565 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $9,840 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% less than the Iowa median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How Bondurant-Farrar Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bondurant-Farrar Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,840 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,884 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $37.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $34.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 189 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 406 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 353 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Central Community School DistrictCouncil Bluffs | 3,143 | 4 | $11,492 | 16.5 | #33 |
| Burlington Community School DistrictBurlington | 3,140 | 8 | $13,990 | 12.9 | #34 |
| Storm Lake Community School DistrictStorm Lake | 3,003 | 6 | $11,206 | 16.1 | #35 |
| Bondurant-Farrar Community School DistrictBondurant · this district | 2,824 | 5 | $9,840 | 14.9 | #36 |
| Newton Community School DistrictNewton | 2,693 | 6 | $11,909 | 14.6 | #37 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Philadelphia CityNew Philadelphia, OH | 2,826 | $11,712 | 17.9 |
| Glenpool Public SchoolsGlenpool, OK | 2,826 | $9,256 | 16.7 |
| Goshen Central School DistrictGoshen, NY | 2,825 | $24,104 | 12.2 |
| Indiana Area School DistrictIndiana, PA | 2,824 | $17,536 | 14.3 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ia-bondurant-farrar-community-school-district