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Indianola Comm School District

Indianola Comm School District in Iowa: 6 public schools with 3,599 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,299 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,599
Students per teacher
15.1
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,299
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)
239
Counselors (FTE)
10.1
Students per counselor
358
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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
$9.6K15
$10.0K16
$10.2K17
$10.4K18
$10.3K19
$10.4K20
$11.3K21
$11.4K22
$11.8K23
$12.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.1% · $2.6M
State
52% · $32.7M
Local
43% · $27.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,165
Support services
$4,608
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.9M
Long-term debt
$41.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–539612.4
K–539514.6
Pre-K–536916.0
K–545612.7
6–881814.5
9–121,16518.2

Sources

Address
1301 E 2nd Ave, Indianola, IA 50125
Phone
(515)961-9500
Website