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Sioux City Community School District

Sioux City, Iowa · Public school district · #4 of 124 Iowa districts by enrollment

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14,475

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,340

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Iowa median

15.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Iowa median 14.4

Sioux City Community School District is a public school district based in Sioux City, Iowa, serving 14,475 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 98% of them. Its schools average 689 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,340 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.

How Sioux City Community compares

Sioux City CommunityIowa median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,340

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

Instruction spending per student$7,212

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

Students per school689

Iowa median 419 · 64% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.0

Iowa median 14.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor439

Iowa median 375 · 17% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$210.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 68%Local 23%

Measure	Sioux City Community	Iowa median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,340	$11,630	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,212	$7,379	FY2020-21
Total spending	$189.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$210.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	966	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,929	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.0	14.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	439	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
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictCedar Rapids	15,224	31	$13,580	14.4	#2
Iowa City Community School DistrictIowa City	15,013	28	$12,543	13.8	#3
Sioux City Community School DistrictSioux City · this district	14,475	21	$11,340	15.0	#4
Waukee Community School DistrictWaukee	13,917	19	$11,159	16.0	#5
Davenport Community School DistrictDavenport	13,171	27	$13,111	13.4	#6

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
LowellLowell, MA	14,457	$17,683	12.6
Toms River Regional School DistrictToms River, NJ	14,454	$18,038	13.8
Santa Clara UnifiedSanta Clara, CA	14,448	$20,344	19.0
Frederick County Public SchoolsWinchester, VA	14,447	$13,508	14.1

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ia-sioux-city-community-school-district