Benton Comm School District
A public school district in Van Horne, Iowa, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,637
- Students enrolled
- 105
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 212.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,914
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,637 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,312th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 64th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 70% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,914 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 8% 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
Benton Comm School District spent $10,914 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,099 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 | $10,914 | $18.6 million | 1,702 |
| FY2022 | $10,929 | $17.8 million | 1,633 |
| FY2021 | $10,637 | $17.2 million | 1,617 |
| FY2020 | $10,149 | $16.6 million | 1,637 |
| FY2019 | $10,109 | $16.4 million | 1,619 |
| FY2018 | $9,801 | $15.8 million | 1,612 |
| FY2017 | $9,445 | $15.7 million | 1,661 |
| FY2016 | $9,562 | $15.3 million | 1,604 |
| FY2015 | $9,437 | $15.3 million | 1,619 |
| FY2014 | $9,268 | $15.0 million | 1,622 |
| FY2013 | $8,864 | $14.4 million | 1,623 |
| FY2012 | $8,497 | $14.2 million | 1,669 |
| FY2011 | $8,133 | $13.6 million | 1,677 |
| FY2010 | $7,833 | $13.5 million | 1,728 |
| FY2009 | $8,356 | $14.1 million | 1,682 |
| FY2008 | $8,159 | $13.5 million | 1,657 |
| FY2007 | $7,754 | $12.3 million | 1,588 |
| FY2006 | $7,312 | $11.8 million | 1,614 |
| FY2005 | $7,099 | $11.2 million | 1,577 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.1 million | 4.9% |
| State | $12.5 million | 53.1% |
| Local | $9.9 million | 42.1% |
| Total | $23.6 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Atkins Elementary School | 394 |
| Benton Community Middle School | 235 |
| Benton Community Senior High School | 473 |
| Keystone Elementary School | 176 |
| Norway Elementary School | 336 |
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
- 1904830
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