Perry Community School District
Perry Community School District is a public school district based in Perry, Iowa, serving 1,735 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #59 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 578 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $12,717 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Iowa median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Perry Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Perry Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,717 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,938 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 127 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 273 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 289 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Keokuk Community School DistrictKeokuk | 1,740 | 5 | $11,767 | 13.5 | #58 |
| Perry Community School DistrictPerry · this district | 1,735 | 3 | $12,717 | 13.7 | #59 |
| Carroll Community School DistrictCarroll | 1,684 | 4 | $11,356 | 14.6 | #60 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Park ESD 124Evergreen Park, IL | 1,735 | $19,366 | 11.7 |
| Westhill Central School DistrictSyracuse, NY | 1,735 | $19,420 | 12.5 |
| West Branch LocalBeloit, OH | 1,735 | $11,411 | 16.1 |
| Yale Public SchoolsYale, MI | 1,734 | $10,692 | 17.5 |
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-perry-community-school-district