School district · Iowa

Glidden-Ralston Comm School District

Glidden-Ralston Comm School District in Iowa: 2 public schools with 390 students and 12.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,219 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
390
Students per teacher
12.1
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,219
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)
32.2
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
398
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.4

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
$12.2K15
$13.3K16
$13.3K17
$13.2K18
$12.5K19
$11.5K20
$11.6K21
$12.2K22
$13.3K23
$14.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.4% · $315K
State
41% · $2.4M
Local
53% · $3.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,211
Support services
$4,272
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$436K
Long-term debt
$349K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–622712.7
7–1216312.1

Sources

Address
602 Idaho, Glidden, IA 51443
Phone
(712)659-3411
Website