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Baxter Comm School District

Baxter Comm School District in Iowa: 2 public schools with 471 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,823 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
471
Students per teacher
13.0
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,823
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)
36.3
Counselors (FTE)
1.1
Students per counselor
421
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.9

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
$11.4K15
$11.8K16
$12.6K17
$13.1K18
$11.2K19
$10.5K20
$11.1K21
$11.6K22
$12.3K23
$11.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.6% · $370K
State
43% · $3.4M
Local
52% · $4.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,016
Support services
$4,273
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$181K
Long-term debt
$6.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–520919.3
6–12262—

Sources

Address
202 E State, Baxter, IA 50028
Phone
(641)227-3102
Website