Glenwood Community School District
Glenwood Community School District is a public school district based in Glenwood, Iowa, serving 2,001 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #49 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 61% of them. Its schools average 500 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,147 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.6 students per teacher.
How Glenwood Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Glenwood Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,147 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,489 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 128 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 301 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Ridge Community School DistrictGuttenberg | 2,066 | 4 | $8,950 | 45.9 | #48 |
| Glenwood Community School DistrictGlenwood · this district | 2,001 | 4 | $11,147 | 15.6 | #49 |
| Boone Community School DistrictBoone | 1,978 | 4 | $12,356 | 13.5 | #50 |
| Ballard Community School DistrictHuxley | 1,966 | 4 | $10,529 | 15.2 | #51 |
| CAM Community School DistrictAnita | 1,950 | 5 | $8,544 | 51.3 | #52 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gridley UnifiedGridley, CA | 2,002 | $13,619 | 20.9 |
| Montville School DistrictOakdale, CT | 2,001 | $22,791 | 10.5 |
| Dixie CountyCross City, FL | 2,001 | $11,053 | 19.8 |
| RSU 05Freeport, ME | 2,001 | $17,018 | 10.7 |
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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