Mount Pleasant Community School District
Mount Pleasant Community School District is a public school district based in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, serving 1,799 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #54 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 257 students each, fewer than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $12,118 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.
How Mount Pleasant Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mount Pleasant Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,118 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,891 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 140 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 283 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 600 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Madison Community School DistrictFort Madison | 1,808 | 2 | $11,903 | 13.7 | #53 |
| Mount Pleasant Community School DistrictMount Pleasant · this district | 1,799 | 7 | $12,118 | 12.8 | #54 |
| Webster City Community School DistrictWebster City | 1,796 | 5 | $12,074 | 15.5 | #55 |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School DistrictSergeant Bluff | 1,777 | 4 | $11,386 | 16.0 | #56 |
| Sioux Center Community School DistrictSioux Center | 1,756 | 5 | $11,556 | 14.6 | #57 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Unified District (4219)Thatcher, AZ | 1,801 | $8,551 | 18.8 |
| Manteno CUSD 5Manteno, IL | 1,801 | $14,360 | 13.1 |
| Quaker Valley School DistrictLeetsdale, PA | 1,800 | $21,923 | 11.5 |
| Bienville ParishArcadia, LA | 1,799 | $18,648 | 8.8 |
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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