Central Comm School District
A public school district in Elkader, Iowa, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 474
- Students enrolled
- 39.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 69.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,478
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 474 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,262nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 242nd of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 36% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,478 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 20% 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
Central Comm School District spent $12,478 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,564 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 | $12,478 | $5.9 million | 473 |
| FY2022 | $12,153 | $5.5 million | 451 |
| FY2021 | $12,276 | $5.3 million | 434 |
| FY2020 | $11,722 | $5.1 million | 431 |
| FY2019 | $11,770 | $5.1 million | 430 |
| FY2018 | $10,852 | $4.9 million | 454 |
| FY2017 | $11,078 | $5.0 million | 451 |
| FY2016 | $10,275 | $4.8 million | 472 |
| FY2015 | $9,983 | $4.7 million | 473 |
| FY2014 | $9,421 | $4.7 million | 494 |
| FY2013 | $9,265 | $4.6 million | 499 |
| FY2012 | $9,213 | $4.6 million | 497 |
| FY2011 | $9,405 | $4.8 million | 511 |
| FY2010 | $8,793 | $4.8 million | 541 |
| FY2009 | $9,022 | $4.8 million | 534 |
| FY2008 | $8,493 | $4.7 million | 550 |
| FY2007 | $7,993 | $4.5 million | 561 |
| FY2006 | $7,768 | $4.4 million | 561 |
| FY2005 | $7,564 | $4.3 million | 566 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $589.0 thousand | 7.1% |
| State | $4.0 million | 48.0% |
| Local | $3.7 million | 44.8% |
| Total | $8.3 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Central Elementary | 292 |
| Central Middle School/High School | 182 |
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
- 1906840
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