Pella Community School District
Pella Community School District is a public school district based in Pella, Iowa, serving 2,462 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #38 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 70% of them. Its schools average 410 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,490 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.
How Pella Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pella Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,490 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,437 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $37.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 169 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 412 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 492 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pella Community School DistrictPella · this district | 2,462 | 6 | $11,490 | 14.6 | #38 |
| North Polk Community School DistrictAlleman | 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 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Area Public School DistrictWinona, MN | 2,465 | $15,068 | 13.8 |
| Desoto 73Desoto, MO | 2,464 | $9,910 | 12.4 |
| Jamesville-Dewitt Central School DistrictDewitt, NY | 2,461 | $21,002 | 13.3 |
| Elizabethtown IndependentElizabethtown, KY | 2,459 | $10,862 | 15.1 |
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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