Mason City Community School District
Mason City Community School District is a public school district based in Mason City, Iowa, serving 3,464 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 385 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $14,926 per student on day-to-day operations, 28% more than the Iowa median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.
How Mason City Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mason City Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,926 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,816 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $63.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $64.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 249 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 555 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 289 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwalk Community School DistrictNorwalk | 3,584 | 5 | $10,288 | 15.4 | #27 |
| Fort Dodge Community School DistrictFort Dodge | 3,508 | 7 | $11,858 | 15.8 | #28 |
| Mason City Community School DistrictMason City · this district | 3,464 | 9 | $14,926 | 13.9 | #29 |
| North Scott Community School DistrictEldridge | 3,420 | 7 | $10,511 | 16.1 | #30 |
| Clinton Community School DistrictClinton | 3,390 | 6 | $12,238 | 13.5 | #31 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc County School DistrictPontotoc, MS | 3,465 | $8,495 | 13.5 |
| Hopewell Valley Regional School DistrictPennington, NJ | 3,465 | $26,983 | 9.6 |
| Tenafly Public School DistrictTenafly, NJ | 3,465 | $22,343 | 11.9 |
| Eureka City SchoolsEureka, CA | 3,462 | $12,610 | 20.9 |
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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