School district · Iowa

Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District

Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District in Iowa: 5 public schools with 2,278 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,665 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,278
Students per teacher
13.9
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,665
IA $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
164
Counselors (FTE)
6.9
Students per counselor
331
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Iowa's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Iowa: 73%

89%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

1,034 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

87%proficient

+5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

1,034 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.8K15
$10.1K16
$10.3K17
$10.4K18
$9.7K19
$9.2K20
$9.8K21
$10.8K22
$11.4K23
$11.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.9% · $1.1M
State
52% · $19.7M
Local
45% · $16.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,609
Support services
$4,502
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.7M
Long-term debt
$28.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–140313.0——
2–452013.084%86%
7–835214.193%86%
5–633713.889%89%
9–1266615.5——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
215 N. 11th Street, Adel, IA 50003
Phone
(515)993-4283
Website