Budget & finance
District profile / Iowa
Carroll Community School District
1,684
Students
2024-25 school year
4
Schools
2024-25 school year
$11,356
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Iowa median
14.6
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Iowa median 14.4
Carroll Community School District is a public school district based in Carroll, Iowa, serving 1,684 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 421 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,356 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Carroll Community compares
Carroll CommunityIowa median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$26.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 9%State 46%Local 45%
| Measure | Carroll Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,356 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,950 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $26.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 115 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 282 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 337 | 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.
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Iowa
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Community School DistrictCarroll · this district | 1,684 | 4 | $11,356 | 14.6 | #60 |
| Gilbert Community School DistrictGilbert | 1,682 | 4 | $11,242 | 15.3 | #61 |
| Knoxville Community School DistrictKnoxville | 1,664 | 4 | $12,034 | 13.9 | #62 |
| Winterset Community School DistrictWinterset | 1,644 | 4 | $11,455 | 14.8 | #63 |
| Benton Community School DistrictVan Horne | 1,637 | 5 | $10,637 | 15.6 | #64 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville CityJacksonville, AL | 1,685 | $9,667 | 17.6 |
| Mariposa County UnifiedMariposa, CA | 1,685 | $14,934 | 17.9 |
| Jefferson Area LocalJefferson, OH | 1,685 | $10,917 | 19.1 |
| South Montgomery Community School CorporationCrawfordsville, IN | 1,684 | $10,260 | 14.8 |
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-carroll-community-school-district