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Saydel Comm School District

Saydel Comm School District in Iowa: 3 public schools with 1,409 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,342 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,409
Students per teacher
14.7
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,342
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)
95.7
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
467
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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
$12.2K15
$13.4K16
$13.6K17
$13.6K18
$12.1K19
$12.0K20
$13.9K21
$14.5K22
$15.8K23
$14.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.5% · $1.9M
State
20% · $5.8M
Local
74% · $21.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,134
Support services
$6,261
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.8M
Long-term debt
$32M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Cornell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–455514.3
Woodside Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–839614.4
Saydel High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1245816.6

Sources

Address
5740 NE 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50313
Phone
(515)264-0866
Website