Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District is a public school district based in Vinton, Iowa, serving 1,558 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #72 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 390 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $12,449 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Iowa median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher.
How Vinton-Shellsburg Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Vinton-Shellsburg Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,449 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,035 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $22.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $25.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 116 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 282 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 390 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decorah Community School DistrictDecorah | 1,584 | 5 | $12,694 | 13.1 | #69 |
| Nevada Community School DistrictNevada | 1,572 | 3 | $11,630 | 14.4 | #70 |
| Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictGrinnell | 1,566 | 5 | $12,505 | 15.1 | #71 |
| Vinton-Shellsburg Community School DistrictVinton · this district | 1,558 | 4 | $12,449 | 13.4 | #72 |
| MOC-Floyd Valley Community School DistrictOrange City | 1,555 | 3 | $11,381 | 14.7 | #73 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. James R-ISt James, MO | 1,559 | $10,091 | 12.9 |
| Boonton Town Public School DistrictBoonton, NJ | 1,559 | $23,504 | 10.4 |
| Richmond Community SchoolsRichmond, MI | 1,558 | $10,909 | 16.4 |
| Mount Carmel Area School DistrictMount Carmel, PA | 1,558 | $13,111 | 10.7 |
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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