Fort Madison Community School District
Fort Madison Community School District is a public school district based in Fort Madison, Iowa, serving 1,808 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 58% of them. Its schools average 904 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,903 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Fort Madison Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Fort Madison Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,903 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,745 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 132 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 340 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 452 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Madison Community School DistrictFort Madison · this district | 1,808 | 2 | $11,903 | 13.7 | #53 |
| Mount Pleasant Community School DistrictMount Pleasant | 1,799 | 7 | $12,118 | 12.8 | #54 |
| Webster City Community School DistrictWebster City | 1,796 | 5 | $12,074 | 15.5 | #55 |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School DistrictSergeant Bluff | 1,777 | 4 | $11,386 | 16.0 | #56 |
| Sioux Center Community School DistrictSioux Center | 1,756 | 5 | $11,556 | 14.6 | #57 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bluff Union ElementaryRed Bluff, CA | 1,809 | $15,016 | 21.0 |
| Skokie School District 68Skokie, IL | 1,809 | $24,110 | 12.5 |
| Derry Area School DistrictDerry, PA | 1,809 | $15,641 | 12.9 |
| London ISDCorpus Christi, TX | 1,808 | $9,268 | 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-fort-madison-community-school-district