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Lewis Central Community School District

Council Bluffs, Iowa · Public school district · #33 of 124 Iowa districts by enrollment

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3,143

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,492

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Iowa median

16.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Iowa median 14.4

Lewis Central Community School District is a public school district based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, serving 3,143 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #33 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 786 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,492 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.5 students per teacher.

How Lewis Central Community compares

Lewis Central CommunityIowa median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,492

Iowa median $11,630 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,281

Iowa median $7,379 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school786

Iowa median 419 · 88% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.5

Iowa median 14.4 · 15% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor393

Iowa median 375 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 42%Local 49%

Measure	Lewis Central Community	Iowa median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,492	$11,630	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,281	$7,379	FY2020-21
Total spending	$48.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	190	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	396	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.5	14.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	393	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Clinton Community School DistrictClinton	3,390	6	$12,238	13.5	#31
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictOxford	3,156	9	$12,197	14.1	#32
Lewis Central Community School DistrictCouncil Bluffs · this district	3,143	4	$11,492	16.5	#33
Burlington Community School DistrictBurlington	3,140	8	$13,990	12.9	#34
Storm Lake Community School DistrictStorm Lake	3,003	6	$11,206	16.1	#35

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Niles Community SchoolsNiles, MI	3,143	$11,846	19.3
Chester-Upland School DistrictChester, PA	3,143	$21,368	14.5
Chehalis School DistrictChehalis, WA	3,142	$14,793	18.5
Pampa ISDPampa, TX	3,141	$9,315	14.6

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.

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