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Spencer Comm School District

Spencer Comm School District in Iowa: 5 public schools with 2,094 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,383 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,094
Students per teacher
15.1
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,383
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)
139
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
352
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
$10.8K15
$10.9K16
$11.8K17
$11.3K18
$10.7K19
$11.1K20
$11.3K21
$11.7K22
$12.5K23
$13.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.7% · $2.4M
State
55% · $19.8M
Local
39% · $14M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,078
Support services
$4,646
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.8M
Long-term debt
$22.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
1–224912.0
Pre-K–K20111.0
3–544215.6
6–851417.2
9–1268817.0

Sources

Address
23 E 7th St, Spencer, IA 51301
Phone
(712)262-8950
Website