Boone Community School District
Boone Community School District is a public school district based in Boone, Iowa, serving 1,978 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #50 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 60% of them. Its schools average 494 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $12,356 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Iowa median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Boone Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Boone Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,356 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,744 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $34.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 146 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 316 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 494 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Ridge Community School DistrictGuttenberg | 2,066 | 4 | $8,950 | 45.9 | #48 |
| Glenwood Community School DistrictGlenwood | 2,001 | 4 | $11,147 | 15.6 | #49 |
| Boone Community School DistrictBoone · this district | 1,978 | 4 | $12,356 | 13.5 | #50 |
| Ballard Community School DistrictHuxley | 1,966 | 4 | $10,529 | 15.2 | #51 |
| CAM Community School DistrictAnita | 1,950 | 5 | $8,544 | 51.3 | #52 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth Public SchoolsFalmouth, ME | 1,979 | $20,654 | 10.0 |
| Glassboro School DistrictGlassboro, NJ | 1,979 | $22,752 | 11.5 |
| Tuttle Public SchoolsTuttle, OK | 1,979 | $8,749 | 16.0 |
| Schuyler Community SchoolsSchuyler, NE | 1,977 | $12,110 | 15.1 |
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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