School district · Iowa

Council Bluffs Comm School District

Council Bluffs Comm School District in Iowa: 15 public schools with 8,299 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,997 per student in FY2024.

Schools
15
Students
8,299
Students per teacher
14.7
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,997
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)
565
Counselors (FTE)
28.2
Students per counselor
294
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

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%

62%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

3,327 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

67%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

3,333 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
$10.9K15
$11.3K16
$11.4K17
$12.0K18
$12.9K19
$12.5K20
$13.6K21
$14.7K22
$15.1K23
$16.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $17.5M
State
59% · $94.9M
Local
30% · $48.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,553
Support services
$5,708
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.7M
Long-term debt
$73.4M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K11911.9——
Bloomer Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–539613.164%70%
Pre-K–530113.154%63%
College View ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–548815.776%81%
Edison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–538414.261%72%
Franklin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–542113.564%71%
Hoover Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–540114.276%82%
Pre-K–527115.972%84%
Pre-K–543113.948%69%
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–545513.355%72%
Rue Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–538515.346%56%
Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–891315.567%70%
6–885513.856%53%
Abraham Lincoln High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,33315.3——
9–121,14617.4——

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
300 W Broadway Ste 1600, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone
(712)328-6446
Website