Gilbert Community School District
Gilbert Community School District is a public school district based in Gilbert, Iowa, serving 1,682 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #61 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 51% of them. Its schools average 420 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,242 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.
How Gilbert Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gilbert Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,242 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,374 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $21.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $25.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 110 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 226 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 336 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Community School DistrictCarroll | 1,684 | 4 | $11,356 | 14.6 | #60 |
| Gilbert Community School DistrictGilbert · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thorpe Area School DistrictJim Thorpe, PA | 1,683 | $18,240 | 13.5 |
| Lake Geneva J1 School DistrictLake Geneva, WI | 1,683 | $13,028 | 12.8 |
| Johnsburg CUSD 12Johnsburg, IL | 1,681 | $18,934 | 14.0 |
| Kinnikinnick CCSD 131Roscoe, IL | 1,681 | $14,948 | n/a |
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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