Spirit Lake Community School District
Spirit Lake Community School District is a public school district based in Spirit Lake, Iowa, serving 1,319 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #89 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 440 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,137 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.
How Spirit Lake Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Spirit Lake Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,137 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,731 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $22.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 87 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 186 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 440 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oelwein Community School DistrictOelwein | 1,326 | 5 | $12,878 | 13.7 | #88 |
| Spirit Lake Community School DistrictSpirit Lake · this district | 1,319 | 3 | $11,137 | 15.2 | #89 |
| Central Lee Community School DistrictDonnellson | 1,311 | 3 | $9,934 | 17.7 | #90 |
| Chariton Community School DistrictChariton | 1,295 | 4 | $11,694 | 14.4 | #91 |
| West Liberty Community School DistrictWest Liberty | 1,291 | 4 | $10,702 | 13.3 | #92 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Holland School District 151South Holland, IL | 1,319 | $16,823 | 13.2 |
| Newfane Central School DistrictNewfane, NY | 1,319 | $23,045 | 11.0 |
| Barnesville Exempted VillageBarnesville, OH | 1,319 | $11,417 | 20.3 |
| Harrison Hills CityCadiz, OH | 1,319 | $13,762 | 17.1 |
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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