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Clayton Ridge Community School District

Guttenberg, Iowa · Public school district · #48 of 124 Iowa districts by enrollment

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2,066

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,950

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 23% below the Iowa median

45.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Iowa median 14.4

Clayton Ridge Community School District is a public school district based in Guttenberg, Iowa, serving 2,066 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #48 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 516 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $8,950 per student on day-to-day operations, 23% less than the Iowa median. It has roughly 45.9 students per teacher.

How Clayton Ridge Community compares

Clayton Ridge CommunityIowa median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,950

Iowa median $11,630 · 23% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,980

Iowa median $7,379 · 5% below · FY2020-21

Students per school516

Iowa median 419 · 23% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher45.9

Iowa median 14.4 · 219% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor2,066

Iowa median 375 · 451% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$15.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 27%Local 69%

Measure	Clayton Ridge Community	Iowa median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,950	$11,630	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,980	$7,379	FY2020-21
Total spending	$13.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$15.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	45	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	97	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	45.9	14.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	2,066	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
Marion Independent School DistrictMarion	2,163	5	$11,911	12.1	#46
Oskaloosa Community School DistrictOskaloosa	2,079	4	$15,252	13.3	#47
Clayton Ridge Community School DistrictGuttenberg · this district	2,066	4	$8,950	45.9	#48
Glenwood Community School DistrictGlenwood	2,001	4	$11,147	15.6	#49
Boone Community School DistrictBoone	1,978	4	$12,356	13.5	#50

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Screven CountySylvania, GA	2,066	$12,627	13.2
Waupaca School DistrictWaupaca, WI	2,066	$13,197	13.1
Orchard View SchoolsMuskegon, MI	2,064	$12,421	13.9
Crenshaw CountyLuverne, AL	2,063	$9,984	15.5

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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