School district · Iowa

Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Cedar Rapids Comm School District in Iowa: 31 public schools with 15,003 students and 14.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,892 per student in FY2024.

Schools
31
Students
15,003
Students per teacher
14.2
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,892
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)
1,059
Counselors (FTE)
46.0
Students per counselor
326
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 11.5

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%

63%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

6,050 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

62%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

6,057 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
$10.8K15
$10.9K16
$11.2K17
$11.4K18
$12.5K19
$12.9K20
$13.6K21
$14.0K22
$14.4K23
$14.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $33.6M
State
50% · $148.8M
Local
39% · $115.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,209
Support services
$5,823
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$38.3M
Long-term debt
$103.8M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 19Middle schools: 6High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K27916.4——
Pre-K–535512.933%47%
Cleveland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–525412.245%47%
Erskine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–530816.065%75%
Grant Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–531211.537%46%
Pre-K–535614.763%54%
Harrison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–527712.550%56%
Hiawatha Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–533411.970%74%
Hoover Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–542010.753%56%
K–532411.734%48%
Pre-K–538613.361%58%
Madison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–515313.877%76%
Pre-K–553915.476%78%
Nixon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–528911.661%69%
K–533414.173%81%
K–542914.259%63%
Van Buren Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–542912.341%49%
Pre-K–556517.385%89%
Pre-K–555516.366%67%
Wright Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–528214.759%60%
Franklin Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–846913.968%56%
Harding Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–871016.076%76%
McKinley STEAM AcademyFree meals for all
6–842613.464%53%
6–848414.259%49%
6–859315.479%70%
Wilson Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–842213.746%39%
City View HighFree meals for all
9–1110017.0——
9–121,18215.3——
9–121,64817.8——
Metro High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1228811.4——
9–121,50117.7——

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
2500 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
Phone
(319)558-2000
Website