Woodward-Granger Community School District
Woodward-Granger Community School District is a public school district based in Granger, Iowa, serving 1,230 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #100 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 20% of them. Its schools average 246 students each, fewer than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $12,411 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Iowa median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.
How Woodward-Granger Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Woodward-Granger Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,411 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,476 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $17.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 96 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 225 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 308 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Community School DistrictJefferson | 1,240 | 3 | $12,627 | 13.3 | #98 |
| Sheldon Community School DistrictSheldon | 1,235 | 4 | $10,938 | 14.4 | #99 |
| Woodward-Granger Community School DistrictGranger · this district | 1,230 | 5 | $12,411 | 12.8 | #100 |
| Iowa Falls Community School DistrictIowa Falls | 1,228 | 4 | $11,388 | 12.9 | #101 |
| Shenandoah Community School DistrictShenandoah | 1,227 | 5 | $12,548 | 14.1 | #102 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10Paxton, IL | 1,230 | $15,697 | 11.8 |
| Aurora Public SchoolsAurora, NE | 1,230 | $14,899 | 12.6 |
| Springfield Platteview Community SchoolsSpringfield, NE | 1,230 | $15,252 | 12.8 |
| Mountain Lakes Public School DistrictMt Lakes, NJ | 1,230 | $32,145 | 8.1 |
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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