Spencer Community School District
Spencer Community School District is a public school district based in Spencer, Iowa, serving 2,194 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #45 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 439 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,350 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.9 students per teacher.
How Spencer Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Spencer Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,350 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,257 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $32.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 138 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 309 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Le Mars Community School DistrictLe Mars | 2,239 | 6 | $10,280 | 15.7 | #44 |
| Spencer Community School DistrictSpencer · this district | 2,194 | 5 | $11,350 | 15.9 | #45 |
| Marion Independent School DistrictMarion | 2,163 | 5 | $11,911 | 12.1 | #46 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly DistrictKimberly, ID | 2,195 | $8,464 | 17.6 |
| Verona Public School DistrictVerona, NJ | 2,195 | $18,587 | 12.1 |
| RSU 54/msad 54Skowhegan, ME | 2,194 | $19,455 | 10.3 |
| NorwellNorwell, MA | 2,194 | $17,823 | 13.1 |
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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