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Every school system in Iowa

All 334 public school systems in Iowa, 2023-24. Search, sort, and select one for every dollar in and out.

School systems in Iowa, 2023-24. Select a column to sort.
School systemStudentsMoney inFederalSpent per student
Des Moines Independent Community School District30,277$575M$77.6M$15,990
Cedar Rapids Community School District15,589$298M$33.6M$14,892
Iowa City Community School District14,776$272M$16.8M$14,052
Sioux City Community School District14,661$246M$34.0M$13,372
Waukee Community School District13,600$256M$8.1M$12,482
Davenport Commmunity School District13,523$280M$54.6M$15,583
Ankeny Community School District12,669$216M$5.9M$12,631
Waterloo Community School District10,606$177M$18.0M$15,351
Dubuque Community School District10,451$177M$11.1M$13,896
West Des Moines Community School District9,170$171M$11.2M$14,690
Council Bluffs Community School District8,546$161M$17.5M$15,997
Linn Mar Community School District7,536$133M$4.5M$13,124
Johnston Community School District7,480$120M$5.2M$12,934
Southeast Polk Community School District7,424$131M$8.0M$13,373
Cedar Falls Community School District5,910$104M$4.5M$11,799
Pleasant Valley Community School District5,826$86.3M$2.2M$11,032
College Community School District5,749$107M$4.8M$13,528
Marshalltown Community School District5,177$91.6M$11.9M$13,923
Ottumwa Community School District5,011$84.0M$10.7M$13,112
Ames Community School District4,735$94.6M$5.9M$13,699
Muscatine Community School District4,530$77.8M$8.7M$13,508
Bettendorf Commmunity School District4,528$72.9M$6.3M$12,163
Urbandale Community School District4,255$76.0M$3.5M$13,490
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District3,770$67.2M$2.0M$11,805
Western Dubuque Community School District3,749$56.7M$2.3M$12,228
Indianola Community School District3,634$62.4M$2.6M$12,299
Fort Dodge Community School District3,611$63.6M$5.1M$12,949
Norwalk Community School District3,591$59.2M$1.8M$11,412
Mason City Community School District3,509$65.5M$4.1M$15,704
North Scott Community School District3,442$56.1M$3.0M$11,525
Clinton Community School District3,359$66.0M$9.1M$14,701
Burlington Community School District3,233$65.5M$9.7M$15,430
Lewis Central Community School District3,146$50.0M$2.1M$12,497
Clear Creek-Amana Community School District3,126$59.7M$2.2M$12,990
Storm Lake Community School District2,933$49.6M$6.9M$14,136
Newton Community School District2,770$51.8M$3.2M$14,495
Bondurant-Farrar Community School District2,767$43.5M$1.2M$11,685
Pella Community School District2,476$41.6M$1.7M$12,982
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District2,372$38.0M$1.4M$12,831
Carlisle Community School District2,296$34.6M$1.7M$11,860
Adel-Desoto-Midburn Community School District2,295$37.5M$1.1M$11,665
North Polk Community School District2,284$36.1M$823,000$11,911
Le Mars Community School District2,268$34.5M$1.8M$11,962
Spencer Community School District2,267$36.3M$2.4M$13,383
Denison Community School District2,259$33.6M$2.5M$13,411
Marion Independent School District2,167$41.9M$2.6M$14,673
Oskaloosa Community School District2,130$38.0M$4.0M$13,969
Glenwood Community School District2,087$34.5M$1.7M$12,784
Boone Community School District1,983$37.2M$2.0M$13,641
Ballard Community School District1,960$31.8M$806,000$12,410
Perry Community School District1,858$31.9M$2.5M$14,213
Webster City Community School District1,825$29.3M$2.1M$13,435
Mt Pleasant Community School District1,795$32.0M$3.5M$13,305
Fort Madison Community School District1,792$34.5M$3.0M$14,720
Keokuk Community School District1,782$31.0M$3.9M$14,267
Clayton Ridge Community School District1,773$20.0M$679,000$9,664
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District1,769$25.9M$1.2M$12,903
Carroll Community School District1,758$30.4M$2.4M$13,902
Sioux Center Community School District1,728$29.6M$1.4M$12,020
Cam Community School District1,711$19.7M$449,000$13,617
Gilbert Community School District1,698$28.6M$921,000$12,597
Winterset Community School District1,681$30.0M$1.4M$12,725
Knoxville Community School District1,659$31.7M$2.4M$13,688
Atlantic Community School District1,642$25.9M$1.8M$12,244
Benton Community School District1,640$24.4M$973,000$11,211
Decorah Community School District1,640$29.4M$1.8M$14,147
Washington Community School District1,621$30.9M$2.2M$14,542
Central Dewitt Community School District1,617$26.6M$1.3M$13,758
Algona Community School District1,597$28.5M$1.2M$13,958
Grinnell-Newburg Community School District1,577$37.0M$1.4M$13,183
Nevada Community School District1,570$24.9M$1.1M$12,560
Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District1,551$30.4M$3.5M$14,224
Moc-Floyd Valley School District1,544$26.6M$1.3M$12,988
Solon Community School District1,522$25.0M$784,000$11,627
Harlan Community School District1,505$25.6M$1.7M$12,751
Humboldt Community School District1,481$23.2M$1.4M$12,912
Independence Community School District1,480$24.8M$1.4M$13,345
Charles City Community School District1,473$27.0M$2.6M$14,853
Clear Lake Community School District1,472$24.6M$1.0M$12,438
Fairfield Community School District1,466$28.1M$3.1M$14,585
Center Point-Urbana Community School District1,433$22.3M$812,000$12,429
Mt Vernon Community School District1,427$24.8M$1.3M$12,480
Creston Community School District1,426$25.9M$1.5M$12,701
South Tama County Community School District1,422$26.2M$3.5M$14,323
Mid Prairie Community School District1,418$26.0M$1.1M$13,731
Saydel Consolidated School District1,376$28.9M$1.9M$14,342
Oelwein Community School District1,349$24.2M$2.5M$13,720
Spirit Lake Community School District1,328$19.5M$716,000$12,162
Centerville Community School District1,325$23.2M$1.8M$12,198
Clarke Community School District1,324$26.5M$2.8M$13,409
West Delaware County Community School District1,323$24.9M$1.6M$13,344
Maquoketa Community School District1,318$25.1M$3.8M$14,392
Chariton Community School District1,298$21.7M$3.0M$12,609
West Liberty Community School District1,282$21.1M$2.3M$13,381
Iowa Falls Community School District1,279$18.7M$852,000$11,812
Williamsburg Community School District1,275$21.0M$845,000$12,613
Central Lee Community School District1,270$17.9M$2.0M$11,102
Hampton-Dumont Community School District1,263$22.4M$2.3M$12,078
Greene County Community School District1,255$23.5M$1.5M$13,362
Woodward-Granger Community School District1,236$20.5M$863,000$14,388
Sheldon Community School District1,221$19.4M$1.3M$12,356
Cherokee Community School District1,217$18.1M$1.3M$11,678
Okoboji Community School District1,213$23.0M$838,000$12,988
Davis County Community School District1,208$22.1M$2.3M$15,046
Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District1,189$22.4M$1.9M$14,188
Allamakee Community School District1,185$19.2M$1.4M$12,388
Anamosa Community School District1,165$23.2M$1.1M$12,219
Shenandoah Community School District1,142$18.5M$1.0M$13,601
Albia Community School District1,123$17.7M$1.4M$12,872
Van Meter Community School District1,117$16.0M$278,000$10,339
Forest City Community School District1,114$19.0M$942,000$13,341
Roland Story Community School District1,108$17.9M$795,000$12,050
Cardinal Community School District1,107$16.3M$1.1M$12,476
Southeast Webster Grand Community School District1,100$21.3M$1.1M$14,919
Pcm Community School District1,088$17.9M$902,000$12,914
New Hampton Community School District1,088$17.5M$1.5M$13,076
North Fayette Valley Community School District1,058$19.3M$937,000$13,984
Howard Winneshiek Community School District1,058$21.3M$1.6M$15,077
Jesup Community School District1,049$16.6M$552,000$11,672
Monticello Community School District1,043$18.0M$927,000$12,973
Clarinda Community School District1,043$17.5M$1.5M$13,135
Eagle Grove Community School District1,042$17.1M$1.6M$12,819
Red Oak Community School District1,013$18.6M$1.3M$13,670
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District1,010$19.1M$1.3M$14,707
Osage Community School District996$15.3M$735,000$13,387
Union Community School District985$17.5M$1.1M$13,394
Denver Community School District979$14.8M$405,000$11,213
West Lyon Community School District972$15.0M$602,000$11,631
Mediapolis Community School District972$14.6M$596,000$11,497
Rock Valley Community School District970$14.7M$722,000$11,827
Wilton Community School District965$16.1M$943,000$12,448
Dike-New Hartford Community School District957$15.5M$692,000$12,605
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District955$17.9M$501,000$12,232
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove (Oabcig) Comm School District947$18.0M$828,000$13,108
Camanche Community School District946$16.7M$655,000$13,298
West Marshall Community School District936$13.9M$732,000$11,528
South Central Calhoun Community School District915$16.2M$906,000$13,873
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District912$18.5M$2.0M$15,758
West Burlington Independent School District900$11.4M$627,000$11,318
Tipton Community School District894$15.1M$1.0M$12,793
Hudson Community School District894$13.8M$527,000$11,653
Mfl Mar Mac School District891$14.0M$643,000$12,692
Northeast Community School District869$14.0M$688,000$12,570
West Branch Community School District864$15.6M$379,000$12,650
Underwood Community School District862$14.7M$354,000$11,592
West Central Valley Community School District855$15.8M$706,000$15,139
Aplington Parkersburg Community School District852$13.3M$546,000$12,543
Hinton Community School District842$12.6M$474,000$12,007
Van Buren County Community School District834$16.2M$1.5M$15,062
East Sac County School District831$14.6M$1.0M$12,132
Pleasantville Community School District827$12.2M$623,000$11,563
Interstate 35 Community School District825$16.6M$758,000$13,973
Alburnett Community School District825$12.1M$347,000$11,176
Alta-Aurelia Community School District822$14.8M$548,000$13,175
Treynor Community School District816$12.2M$537,000$11,379
Louisa Muscatine Community School District810$13.3M$1.0M$13,158
Bellevue Community School District804$12.3M$576,000$11,160
Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District804$13.7M$510,000$13,756
Grundy Center Community School District796$13.7M$363,000$12,102
Central Lyon Community School District794$12.9M$616,000$12,793
Manson-Northwest Webster Community School District793$12.6M$453,000$11,697
Central Springs Community School District777$14.6M$566,000$13,653
Ogden Community School District771$12.7M$443,000$11,865
Emmetsburg Community School District771$14.1M$670,000$13,520
Ahstw School District765$15.2M$673,000$13,043
West Fork Community School District760$15.2M$2.1M$14,059
Lisbon Community School District759$14.2M$494,000$12,474
Lawton-Bronson Community School District745$11.8M$534,000$11,772
Missouri Valley Community School District745$13.3M$803,000$13,627
Postville Community School District739$12.7M$1.7M$14,212
West Sioux Community School District738$15.5M$2.0M$15,026
Logan-Magnolia Community School District728$13.4M$2.4M$11,060
Tri Center Community School District720$11.8M$702,000$12,346
Colfax-Mingo Community School District715$13.2M$836,000$14,843
Ikm-Manning Community School District713$12.0M$683,000$14,017
Pocahontas Area Community School District706$14.1M$803,000$15,755
Panorama Community School District700$13.5M$499,000$13,669
Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District699$12.1M$850,000$15,230
Maquoketa Valley Community School District698$11.5M$578,000$13,348
Belmond-Klemme School District689$12.1M$888,000$13,829
Durant Community School District689$10.7M$663,000$12,582
Columbus Community School District686$12.8M$1.5M$14,602
Danville Community School District682$10.5M$687,000$12,874
Wapsie Valley Community School District680$11.8M$339,000$13,601
East Marshall Community School District672$11.0M$610,000$13,821
Riverside Community School District670$13.7M$712,000$15,073
South Hamilton Community School District670$12.5M$381,000$13,225
Lake Mills Community School District670$10.4M$765,000$12,882
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District669$13.5M$698,000$13,016
Central Decatur Community School District668$12.3M$1.8M$14,404
Earlham Community School District660$9.6M$258,000$12,086
Madrid Community School District659$11.0M$455,000$11,697
Nodaway Valley Community School District651$16.2M$972,000$13,917
West Monona Community School District645$12.2M$743,000$12,515
Agwsr Community School District643$13.7M$629,000$14,703
Sioux Central Community School District639$10.8M$654,000$13,936
Westwood Community School District633$10.7M$839,000$14,117
Wayne Community School District631$10.9M$1.0M$14,219
West Hancock School District628$9.5M$732,000$11,960
Boyden-Hull Community School District627$11.6M$512,000$12,820
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District626$11.0M$629,000$15,281
Pekin Community School District623$12.0M$856,000$15,835
Mount Ayr Community School District621$13.6M$916,000$14,657
St Ansgar Community School District610$12.1M$600,000$13,302
New London Community School District600$9.5M$471,000$12,877
North Mahaska Community School District600$10.4M$488,000$12,797
Akron-Westfield Community School District599$11.1M$426,000$14,608
Sigourney Community School District594$9.5M$609,000$13,253
Nashua-Plainfield Community School District593$9.8M$406,000$13,305
North Cedar School District591$13.9M$695,000$17,249
East Buchanan Community School District581$10.6M$616,000$13,800
Woodbury Central Community School District577$9.8M$562,000$14,809
Northwood-Kensett Community School District575$10.4M$595,000$13,217
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District569$11.1M$681,000$14,019
Woodbine Community School District566$12.3M$2.1M$13,920
Starmont Community School District565$11.0M$895,000$14,798
Highland Community School District559$10.8M$298,000$12,889
South O'Brien Community School District558$13.9M$876,000$14,188
Newell-Fonda Community School District556$10.6M$519,000$13,759
Martensdale-St Marys Community School District555$9.9M$364,000$12,946
South Winnesheik Community School District554$10.4M$538,000$13,975
Lynnville-Sully Community School District550$9.0M$272,000$11,931
Iowa Valley Community School District548$10.6M$956,000$13,199
Audubon Community School District544$10.5M$1.1M$13,428
North Linn Community School District541$9.7M$298,000$13,026
Waco Community School District532$9.2M$432,000$12,367
North Butler Community School District532$9.8M$500,000$15,412
Lenox Community School District528$8.8M$663,000$12,481
Bedford Community School District523$9.1M$850,000$13,967
Galva-Holstein Community School District519$10.6M$578,000$12,487
Wapello Community School District509$9.9M$1.0M$15,250
Eldora-New Providence Community School District499$11.7M$742,000$16,788
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District498$10.1M$440,000$14,807
Easton Valley Community School District497$12.9M$1.9M$13,759
Janesville Consolidated School District495$8.3M$227,000$11,632
Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District493$8.8M$466,000$13,396
Belle Plaine Community School District490$9.1M$373,000$14,296
Baxter Community School District487$8.0M$370,000$11,823
Fremont Mills Community School District487$8.8M$450,000$13,326
North Tama County Community School District482$7.8M$386,000$14,834
Central Clayton Community School District479$8.5M$450,000$13,104
Springville Community School District479$8.0M$282,000$11,806
Bcluw Community School District478$9.6M$1.3M$15,632
Sidney Community School District476$10.1M$760,000$12,861
Midland Community School District476$11.0M$604,000$16,149
Montezuma Community School District472$10.3M$346,000$12,576
Gmg Community School District472$8.4M$362,000$14,203
North Iowa Community School District465$9.2M$607,000$16,052
East Union Community School District458$10.5M$926,000$17,310
Guthrie Center Community School District447$8.2M$524,000$14,304
East Mills Community School District443$12.3M$654,000$15,451
Central City Community School District441$8.2M$546,000$12,762
Lone Tree Community School District438$7.0M$397,000$12,365
Kingsley-Pierson Community School District438$7.9M$443,000$15,329
Southeast Warren Community School District438$9.1M$360,000$16,936
Griswold Community School District436$9.2M$448,000$14,440
Coon Rapids Bayard Community School District433$8.7M$912,000$12,605
Riceville Community School District431$7.5M$623,000$14,026
Dunkerton Community School District431$8.0M$401,000$13,032
George-Little Rock School District429$8.9M$705,000$12,618
Boyer Valley School District427$8.0M$548,000$13,663
Calamus-Wheatland Community School District423$8.0M$480,000$14,310
English Valleys Community School District421$8.8M$688,000$14,304
West Bend-Mallard Community School District414$6.4M$233,000$10,857
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District414$8.0M$494,000$14,686
Corning Community School District405$9.7M$650,000$16,094
Winfield-Mt Union Community School District398$6.2M$697,000$12,000
Collins-Maxwell Community School District397$8.8M$348,000$14,131
Glidden Ralston Community School District393$5.9M$315,000$14,219
Tripoli Community School District392$7.1M$518,000$14,901
Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District387$9.7M$356,000$13,287
Turkey Valley Community School District385$7.1M$414,000$16,140
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District384$10.5M$249,000$14,305
Colo-Nesco Community School District383$9.2M$426,000$16,423
Moravia Community School District376$6.8M$536,000$13,098
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District374$7.8M$368,000$16,484
Lamoni Community School District342$6.8M$1.0M$13,681
Harris Lake Park Community School District340$5.7M$312,000$13,374
Graettinger-Terril Community School District339$8.3M$687,000$16,091
Twin Cedars Community School District338$7.7M$2.1M$13,065
United Community School District331$8.2M$216,000$13,069
West Central School District329$6.7M$484,000$13,660
Murray Community School District317$5.1M$561,000$12,009
Clarksville Community School District313$5.2M$303,000$12,895
Schaller-Crestland Community School District311$7.6M$393,000$15,434
North Union Community School District311$8.2M$404,000$15,788
Remsen-Union Community School District307$6.3M$194,000$15,749
Keota Community School District304$6.7M$445,000$13,961
Stanton Community School District303$4.5M$352,000$11,719
River Valley School District303$7.1M$436,000$17,538
Melcher-Dallas Community School District301$5.7M$278,000$13,641
West Harrison Community School District298$7.1M$336,000$16,674
H L V Community School District295$6.4M$329,000$16,349
Eastern Allamakee County School District293$6.6M$392,000$17,724
North Kossuth Community School District265$5.7M$388,000$15,755
Villisca Community School District254$6.7M$315,000$16,724
Ar We Va Community School District248$5.5M$279,000$11,552
Adair-Casey Community School District245$6.6M$389,000$15,629
Mormon Trail Community School District240$4.8M$250,000$12,846
Essex Community School District215$4.9M$409,000$15,391
Seymour Community School District212$4.9M$587,000$18,184
Tri County Community School District192$4.5M$227,000$18,589
Hamburg Community School District188$4.4M$275,000$20,096
Paton-Churdan Community School District185$3.7M$240,000$15,270
Moulton-Udell Community School District184$3.9M$316,000$14,897
Cal Community School District181$5.7M$441,000$16,227
Charter Oak-Ute Community School District171$5.6M$612,000$17,538
Delwood Community School District161$4.4M$252,000$14,242
Alden Community School District159$4.9M$243,000$15,616
Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District158$4.0M$415,000$19,253
Andrew Community School District147$5.3M$955,000$19,707
Whiting Community School District147$3.9M$362,000$20,544
Schleswig Community School District145$4.4M$163,000$17,683
Laurens-Marathon Community School District145$5.6M$546,000$21,255
Orient-Macksburg Community School District129$4.4M$135,000$19,550
Morning Sun Community School District127$3.5M$171,000$15,504
Gilmore City Bradgate Community School District109$4.4M$314,000$18,248
Diagonal Community School District107$2.9M$404,000$18,542
Albert-City Truesdale Community School District104$4.5M$662,000$19,471
South Page Community School District84$3.8M$241,000$21,476
Stratford Community School District82$3.2M$332,000$20,378
Olin Consolidated School District77$3.8M$265,000$26,675
Bennett Community School District72$3.2M$228,000$22,444
Clay Central-Everly Community School District63$5.2M$329,000$33,206
Twin Rivers Community School District47$3.2M$214,000$35,234
Area Education Agency 11 Heartland AeaNot reported$43.2M$32.7MNot computed
Central Rivers Area Education AgencyNot reported$23.0M$15.6MNot computed
Area Education Agency 1 Keystone AeaNot reported$10.3M$8.1MNot computed
Green Hills Area Education AgencyNot reported$14.9M$10.0MNot computed
Area Education Agency 9 Mississippi Bend AeaNot reported$15.5M$10.7MNot computed
Great Prairie Area Education Agency 15Not reported$11.8M$9.1MNot computed
Area Education Agency 8 Prairie LakesNot reported$12.3M$8.4MNot computed
Northwest Area Education AgencyNot reported$14.7M$10.8MNot computed
Area Education Agency 10 Grant WoodNot reported$22.2M$15.9MNot computed

Spent per student: day-to-day (current) spending divided by fall enrollment. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finances: Fiscal Year 2024. School year 2023-24. census.gov the data file

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