Forest City Community School District
Forest City Community School District is a public school district based in Forest City, Iowa, serving 1,082 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #114 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 361 students each, fewer than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,633 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.
How Forest City Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Forest City Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,633 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,394 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 90 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 175 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 270 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarinda Community School DistrictClarinda | 1,084 | 2 | $11,492 | 13.7 | #113 |
| Forest City Community School DistrictForest City · this district | 1,082 | 3 | $11,633 | 12.0 | #114 |
| Cardinal Community School DistrictEldon | 1,079 | 3 | $10,077 | 12.8 | #115 |
| PCM Community School DistrictMonroe | 1,077 | 4 | $10,932 | 13.8 | #116 |
| Southeast Valley Community School DistrictGowrie | 1,077 | 4 | $11,201 | 13.0 | #117 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris School District 54Morris, IL | 1,082 | $10,648 | 13.4 |
| Rockridge CUSD 300Taylor Ridge, IL | 1,082 | $14,928 | 13.5 |
| WareWare, MA | 1,082 | $17,893 | 12.7 |
| Falconer Central School DistrictFalconer, NY | 1,082 | $17,537 | 10.3 |
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.
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