School district · Iowa

Marshalltown Comm School District

Marshalltown Comm School District in Iowa: 10 public schools with 5,099 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,923 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
5,099
Students per teacher
14.0
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,923
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)
365
Counselors (FTE)
15.3
Students per counselor
332
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.9

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%

58%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

1,988 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

60%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

1,989 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
$10.0K15
$10.2K16
$10.1K17
$10.6K18
$11.7K19
$11.6K20
$12.0K21
$12.2K22
$12.4K23
$13.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $11.9M
State
62% · $57.2M
Local
25% · $22.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,190
Support services
$5,037
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14.8M
Long-term debt
$30.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Anson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–428611.169%68%
Fisher Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–436812.965%69%
Franklin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–435811.360%72%
Pre-K–433713.167%73%
Rogers Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–425312.844%54%
Woodbury Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–438715.066%57%
B R Miller Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–873614.060%56%
Lenihan Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all
5–665512.452%59%
Marshalltown High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,62916.0——
7–1290166.727%13%

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
1002 South 3rd Ave., Marshalltown, IA 50158
Phone
(641)754-1000
Website