Urbandale Community School District
Urbandale Community School District is a public school district based in Urbandale, Iowa, serving 4,208 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #23 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 701 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,771 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.
How Urbandale Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Urbandale Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,771 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,245 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $70.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $65.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 300 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 657 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 324 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettendorf Community School DistrictBettendorf | 4,404 | 7 | $10,789 | 15.2 | #21 |
| Muscatine Community School DistrictMuscatine | 4,358 | 9 | $11,736 | 13.3 | #22 |
| Urbandale Community School DistrictUrbandale · this district | 4,208 | 6 | $11,771 | 14.0 | #23 |
| Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictGrimes | 3,760 | 7 | $10,095 | 15.2 | #24 |
| Western Dubuque Community School DistrictFarley | 3,750 | 8 | $11,153 | 14.0 | #25 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield CityMayfield Heights, OH | 4,209 | $16,498 | 17.7 |
| Andrews ISDAndrews, TX | 4,209 | $11,274 | 15.3 |
| Sheridan School DistrictSheridan, AR | 4,208 | $9,395 | 13.3 |
| Mercedes ISDMercedes, TX | 4,207 | $12,263 | 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.
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