School district · Iowa

Waukee Comm School District

Waukee Comm School District in Iowa: 19 public schools with 13,917 students and 16.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,482 per student in FY2024.

Schools
19
Students
13,917
Students per teacher
16.0
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,482
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)
871
Counselors (FTE)
38.3
Students per counselor
363
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 13.9

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%

84%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

6,397 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

83%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 79% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

6,403 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
$9.0K15
$9.3K16
$9.4K17
$9.6K18
$10.2K19
$10.5K20
$11.2K21
$11.6K22
$11.9K23
$12.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.2% · $8.1M
State
42% · $108.2M
Local
55% · $139.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,571
Support services
$4,184
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$88.6M
Long-term debt
$406.9M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 3High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K34823.5——
K–559214.383%84%
K–559014.879%79%
K–566614.178%79%
K–557713.177%79%
K–527311.770%78%
K–559214.887%92%
K–563017.081%86%
K–570817.392%95%
K–546415.478%86%
K–570615.584%86%
K–557815.284%87%
6–71,09214.984%78%
6–875420.485%83%
6–886713.391%86%
10–121,57421.5——
953915.1——
8–999216.187%78%
10–121,37516.8——

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
560 SE University Avenue, Waukee, IA 50263
Phone
(515)987-5161
Website