School district · Iowa

Sheldon Comm School District

Sheldon Comm School District in Iowa: 4 public schools with 1,179 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,356 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,179
Students per teacher
13.7
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,356
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)
86.1
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
295
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$10.0K15
$9.6K16
$10.1K17
$10.0K18
$10.6K19
$10.5K20
$10.9K21
$11.3K22
$11.8K23
$12.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.9% · $1.3M
State
53% · $10.2M
Local
41% · $7.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,708
Support services
$3,839
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.7M
Long-term debt
$1.6M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K4321.5
Pre-K–446813.8
5–831213.1
9–1235613.5

Sources

Address
1700 East Fourth Street, Sheldon, IA 51201
Phone
(712)324-2504
Website