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Cedar Rapids Community School District

Cedar Rapids, Iowa · Public school district · #2 of 124 Iowa districts by enrollment

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15,224

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,580

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 17% above the Iowa median

14.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Iowa median 14.4

Cedar Rapids Community School District is a public school district based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, serving 15,224 students in 31 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 491 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $13,580 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Iowa median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.

How Cedar Rapids Community compares

Cedar Rapids CommunityIowa median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,580

Iowa median $11,630 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,042

Iowa median $7,379 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Students per school491

Iowa median 419 · 17% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.4

Iowa median 14.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor338

Iowa median 375 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$275.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 50%Local 41%

Measure	Cedar Rapids Community	Iowa median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,580	$11,630	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,042	$7,379	FY2020-21
Total spending	$265.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$275.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,058	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,497	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.4	14.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	338	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
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictCedar Rapids · this district	15,224	31	$13,580	14.4	#2
Iowa City Community School DistrictIowa City	15,013	28	$12,543	13.8	#3
Sioux City Community School DistrictSioux City	14,475	21	$11,340	15.0	#4
Waukee Community School DistrictWaukee	13,917	19	$11,159	16.0	#5
Davenport Community School DistrictDavenport	13,171	27	$13,111	13.4	#6

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
BrocktonBrockton, MA	15,280	$18,018	15.6
Antioch UnifiedAntioch, CA	15,253	$13,277	21.6
Mukilteo School DistrictEverett, WA	15,175	$17,413	17.1
North Thurston Public SchoolsLacey, WA	15,167	$14,794	17.6

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ia-cedar-rapids-community-school-district