Muscatine Community School District
Muscatine Community School District is a public school district based in Muscatine, Iowa, serving 4,358 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 484 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,736 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.
How Muscatine Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Muscatine Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,736 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,292 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $61.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $69.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 327 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 685 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 363 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottumwa Community School DistrictOttumwa | 5,024 | 12 | $10,937 | 15.2 | #19 |
| Ames Community School DistrictAmes | 4,728 | 8 | $12,515 | 14.0 | #20 |
| Bettendorf Community School DistrictBettendorf | 4,404 | 7 | $10,789 | 15.2 | #21 |
| Muscatine Community School DistrictMuscatine · this district | 4,358 | 9 | $11,736 | 13.3 | #22 |
| Urbandale Community School DistrictUrbandale | 4,208 | 6 | $11,771 | 14.0 | #23 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville North Pulaski School DistrictJacksonville, AR | 4,360 | $10,271 | 13.1 |
| Atascadero UnifiedAtascadero, CA | 4,357 | $11,955 | 21.8 |
| Nutley Public School DistrictNutley, NJ | 4,356 | $19,488 | 14.1 |
| Kaufman ISDKaufman, TX | 4,356 | $10,200 | 15.2 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ia-muscatine-community-school-district