School district · Iowa

Northwood-Kensett Comm School District

Northwood-Kensett Comm School District in Iowa: 2 public schools with 552 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,217 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
552
Students per teacher
13.2
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,217
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)
41.7
Counselors (FTE)
1.8
Students per counselor
308
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.2

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
$10.2K15
$9.9K16
$10.6K17
$10.3K18
$10.0K19
$10.2K20
$11.6K21
$12.1K22
$12.4K23
$13.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.7% · $595K
State
43% · $4.4M
Local
52% · $5.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,661
Support services
$4,948
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$926K
Long-term debt
$7.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–528715.1
6–1226512.9

Sources

Address
1496 480th Street, Northwood, IA 50459
Phone
(641)324-2021
Website