School district · Iowa

Tri-County Comm School District

Tri-County Comm School District in Iowa: 2 public schools with 179 students and 9.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,589 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
179
Students per teacher
9.0
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,589
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)
19.8
Counselors (FTE)
0.7
Students per counselor
275
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

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%

74%proficient

+12.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

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

Math

Iowa: 73%

69%proficient

+9.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

62 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
$9.4K15
$9.2K16
$9.5K17
$9.8K18
$10.3K19
$11.7K20
$12.2K21
$13.7K22
$17.4K23
$18.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.0% · $227K
State
52% · $2.4M
Local
42% · $1.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,240
Support services
$5,490
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$210K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–610215.472%67%
7–127710.479%74%

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
3003 Highway 22, Thornburg, IA 50255
Phone
(641)634-2408
Website