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Okoboji Community School District

Milford, Iowa · Public school district · #103 of 124 Iowa districts by enrollment

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1,196

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,342

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Iowa median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Iowa median 14.4

Okoboji Community School District is a public school district based in Milford, Iowa, serving 1,196 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #103 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 17% of them. Its schools average 399 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,342 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Okoboji Community compares

Okoboji CommunityIowa median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,342

Iowa median $11,630 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,727

Iowa median $7,379 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school399

Iowa median 419 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Iowa median 14.4 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor399

Iowa median 375 · 6% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 10%Local 83%

Measure	Okoboji Community	Iowa median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,342	$11,630	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,727	$7,379	FY2020-21
Total spending	$18.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	91	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	200	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	14.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	399	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
Iowa Falls Community School DistrictIowa Falls	1,228	4	$11,388	12.9	#101
Shenandoah Community School DistrictShenandoah	1,227	5	$12,548	14.1	#102
Okoboji Community School DistrictMilford · this district	1,196	3	$11,342	13.1	#103
Allamakee Community School DistrictWaukon	1,174	4	$12,027	15.1	#104
Cherokee Community School DistrictCherokee	1,163	3	$10,204	13.4	#105

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lincolnwood School District 74Lincolnwood, IL	1,196	$26,008	10.6
Manchester LocalAkron, OH	1,196	$12,647	15.1
Grape Creek ISDSan Angelo, TX	1,196	$11,288	13.1
Onalaska ISDOnalaska, TX	1,196	$11,206	13.6

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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