Storm Lake Community School District
Storm Lake Community School District is a public school district based in Storm Lake, Iowa, serving 3,003 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #35 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 72% of them. Its schools average 500 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,206 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.1 students per teacher.
How Storm Lake Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Storm Lake Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,206 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,465 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $49.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $41.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 186 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 454 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 429 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictOxford | 3,156 | 9 | $12,197 | 14.1 | #32 |
| Lewis Central Community School DistrictCouncil Bluffs | 3,143 | 4 | $11,492 | 16.5 | #33 |
| Burlington Community School DistrictBurlington | 3,140 | 8 | $13,990 | 12.9 | #34 |
| Storm Lake Community School DistrictStorm Lake · this district | 3,003 | 6 | $11,206 | 16.1 | #35 |
| Bondurant-Farrar Community School DistrictBondurant | 2,824 | 5 | $9,840 | 14.9 | #36 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steilacoom Hist. School DistrictSteilacoom, WA | 3,005 | $15,384 | 19.1 |
| Crawford Central School DistrictMeadville, PA | 3,003 | $15,991 | 12.9 |
| Hickman CountyCenterville, TN | 3,001 | $10,557 | n/a |
| Beaver Dam Unified School DistrictBeaver Dam, WI | 3,000 | $12,788 | 13.5 |
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.
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