Monticello Community School District
Monticello Community School District is a public school district based in Monticello, Iowa, serving 1,023 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #123 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 1% of them. Its schools average 256 students each, fewer than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,772 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Monticello Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Monticello Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,772 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,848 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $15.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 75 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 173 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 341 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School DistrictClarion | 1,033 | 3 | $13,061 | 14.2 | #120 |
| Eagle Grove Community School DistrictEagle Grove | 1,032 | 3 | $11,583 | 12.0 | #121 |
| Jesup Community School DistrictJesup | 1,024 | 6 | $10,035 | 15.3 | #122 |
| Monticello Community School DistrictMonticello · this district | 1,023 | 4 | $11,772 | 13.6 | #123 |
| Denver Community School DistrictDenver | 1,007 | 4 | $10,318 | 15.3 | #124 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale CHSD 165Carbondale, IL | 1,023 | $20,361 | 14.2 |
| Carroll Consolidated School CorporationFlora, IN | 1,023 | $9,466 | 14.8 |
| HarvardHarvard, MA | 1,023 | $21,537 | 11.9 |
| Valley LocalLucasville, OH | 1,023 | $11,199 | 16.2 |
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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