Knoxville Community School District
Knoxville Community School District is a public school district based in Knoxville, Iowa, serving 1,664 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #62 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 416 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $12,034 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.
How Knoxville Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Knoxville Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,034 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,773 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $29.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $27.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 120 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 265 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 277 | 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 | 1,682 | 4 | $11,242 | 15.3 | #61 |
| Knoxville Community School DistrictKnoxville · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Public SchoolsFloyd, VA | 1,666 | $12,578 | 12.7 |
| Palmyra-Macedon Central School DistrictPalmyra, NY | 1,665 | $20,901 | 10.5 |
| Bay Waveland School DistrictBay St Louis, MS | 1,664 | $13,294 | 12.7 |
| Riverside-Brookfield Twp School District 208Riverside, IL | 1,663 | $18,523 | 16.3 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ia-knoxville-community-school-district