School district · Iowa

Burlington Comm School District

Burlington Comm School District in Iowa: 8 public schools with 3,140 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,430 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,140
Students per teacher
12.8
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,430
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)
245
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
393
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.9

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%

59%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

1,258 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

53%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

1,260 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
$9.5K15
$10.0K16
$10.1K17
$10.3K18
$12.5K19
$12.6K20
$14.0K21
$14.0K22
$14.6K23
$15.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $9.7M
State
58% · $37.8M
Local
28% · $18.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,177
Support services
$5,731
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$24.1M
Long-term debt
$46.2M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K17723.6——
K–430511.357%59%
James Wilson Grimes SchoolFree meals for all
K–421211.549%48%
K–426812.462%61%
Sunnyside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–429810.667%81%
5–641210.652%54%
Edward Stone Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–845215.165%41%
9–121,01614.3——

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
1429 West Ave, Burlington, IA 52601
Phone
(319)753-6791
Website