Cedar Falls Comm School District
A public school district in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,875
- Students enrolled
- 417
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 796.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,609
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,875 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,610th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 15th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,609 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 13% 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
Cedar Falls Comm School District spent $11,609 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,934 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 | $11,609 | $68.4 million | 5,892 |
| FY2022 | $11,378 | $67.4 million | 5,920 |
| FY2021 | $10,827 | $62.9 million | 5,808 |
| FY2020 | $10,485 | $60.1 million | 5,733 |
| FY2019 | $10,585 | $59.4 million | 5,614 |
| FY2018 | $10,902 | $57.4 million | 5,267 |
| FY2017 | $10,502 | $55.5 million | 5,287 |
| FY2016 | $10,077 | $52.2 million | 5,183 |
| FY2015 | $10,290 | $51.8 million | 5,030 |
| FY2014 | $10,149 | $50.3 million | 4,955 |
| FY2013 | $9,669 | $47.8 million | 4,946 |
| FY2012 | $9,386 | $43.2 million | 4,604 |
| FY2011 | $8,691 | $39.9 million | 4,591 |
| FY2010 | $8,701 | $38.8 million | 4,462 |
| FY2009 | $8,175 | $36.8 million | 4,504 |
| FY2008 | $7,582 | $34.7 million | 4,582 |
| FY2007 | $7,401 | $33.3 million | 4,499 |
| FY2006 | $7,230 | $31.7 million | 4,387 |
| FY2005 | $6,934 | $30.5 million | 4,403 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.2 million | 5.3% |
| State | $48.3 million | 49.3% |
| Local | $44.5 million | 45.4% |
| Total | $97.9 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary | 472 |
| Cedar Falls High School | 1,333 |
| Cedar Heights Elementary School | 451 |
| Helen A Hansen Elementary School | 569 |
| Holmes Junior High School | 628 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 416 |
| North Cedar Elementary School | 292 |
| Orchard Hill Elementary School | 458 |
| Peet Junior High School | 695 |
| Southdale Elementary School | 539 |
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
- 1906510
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