District profile / Iowa

North Polk Community School District

Alleman, Iowa · Public school district · #39 of 124 Iowa districts by enrollment

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2,336

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,635

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Iowa median

16.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Iowa median 14.4

North Polk Community School District is a public school district based in Alleman, Iowa, serving 2,336 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 467 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $10,635 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Iowa median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.

How North Polk Community compares

North Polk CommunityIowa median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,635

Iowa median $11,630 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,914

Iowa median $7,379 · 20% below · FY2020-21

Students per school467

Iowa median 419 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.0

Iowa median 14.4 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor334

Iowa median 375 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$27.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 54%Local 41%

Measure	North Polk Community	Iowa median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,635	$11,630	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,914	$7,379	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$27.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	146	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	306	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.0	14.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	334	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
North Polk Community School DistrictAlleman · this district	2,336	5	$10,635	16.0	#39
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictWaverly	2,323	7	$11,634	13.6	#40
Carlisle Community School DistrictCarlisle	2,290	4	$9,807	15.4	#41
Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School DistrictAdel	2,278	5	$9,818	13.9	#42
Denison Community School DistrictDenison	2,274	4	$11,375	15.0	#43

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Linden UnifiedLinden, CA	2,339	$12,549	21.7
Mannheim School District 83Franklin Park, IL	2,338	$22,802	10.3
StonehamStoneham, MA	2,338	$19,828	11.2
North Mason School DistrictBelfair, WA	2,337	$14,090	17.7

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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