Ames Comm School District
A public school district in Ames, Iowa, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,728
- Students enrolled
- 337.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 632.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,278
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,728 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,023rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 20th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,278 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 28% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Ames Comm School District spent $13,278 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,253 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,278 | $62.1 million | 4,678 |
| FY2022 | $12,626 | $61.0 million | 4,831 |
| FY2021 | $12,515 | $58.9 million | 4,709 |
| FY2020 | $11,616 | $57.8 million | 4,972 |
| FY2019 | $11,356 | $55.9 million | 4,925 |
| FY2018 | $11,716 | $53.4 million | 4,557 |
| FY2017 | $12,021 | $52.8 million | 4,391 |
| FY2016 | $11,426 | $49.9 million | 4,370 |
| FY2015 | $11,034 | $48.3 million | 4,373 |
| FY2014 | $10,576 | $47.0 million | 4,444 |
| FY2013 | $10,094 | $44.9 million | 4,445 |
| FY2012 | $10,165 | $44.9 million | 4,414 |
| FY2011 | $9,962 | $44.5 million | 4,468 |
| FY2010 | $10,058 | $45.4 million | 4,517 |
| FY2009 | $10,049 | $45.0 million | 4,478 |
| FY2008 | $9,794 | $43.9 million | 4,485 |
| FY2007 | $9,149 | $40.6 million | 4,436 |
| FY2006 | $8,768 | $38.9 million | 4,431 |
| FY2005 | $8,253 | $36.5 million | 4,427 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.3 million | 5.7% |
| State | $32.4 million | 35.0% |
| Local | $55.0 million | 59.4% |
| Total | $92.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ames High School | 1,440 |
| Ames Middle School | 1,033 |
| Edwards Elementary School | 436 |
| Fellows Elementary School | 489 |
| Meeker Elementary School | 361 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 314 |
| Northwood Pre-School | 244 |
| Sawyer Elementary School | 371 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1903540
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Iowa — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Iowa — A to Z, each with its page.
- Iowa on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved