Creston Comm School District
A public school district in Creston, Iowa, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,348
- Students enrolled
- 102.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 257.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,755
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,348 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,123rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 87th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 65% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,755 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 23% 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
Creston Comm School District spent $12,755 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,450 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 | $12,755 | $18.4 million | 1,442 |
| FY2022 | $12,291 | $17.8 million | 1,449 |
| FY2021 | $12,099 | $17.8 million | 1,472 |
| FY2020 | $11,319 | $17.0 million | 1,504 |
| FY2019 | $11,178 | $16.5 million | 1,476 |
| FY2018 | $10,282 | $16.0 million | 1,552 |
| FY2017 | $10,234 | $16.2 million | 1,579 |
| FY2016 | $10,514 | $15.8 million | 1,500 |
| FY2015 | $9,949 | $15.2 million | 1,528 |
| FY2014 | $9,906 | $15.2 million | 1,537 |
| FY2013 | $9,317 | $14.4 million | 1,550 |
| FY2012 | $8,893 | $13.7 million | 1,536 |
| FY2011 | $8,882 | $13.1 million | 1,478 |
| FY2010 | $8,872 | $13.0 million | 1,463 |
| FY2009 | $8,495 | $13.2 million | 1,551 |
| FY2008 | $8,810 | $12.3 million | 1,398 |
| FY2007 | $8,297 | $12.2 million | 1,469 |
| FY2006 | $7,753 | $11.4 million | 1,475 |
| FY2005 | $7,450 | $10.7 million | 1,433 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.5 million | 9.7% |
| State | $12.7 million | 49.5% |
| Local | $10.4 million | 40.7% |
| Total | $25.7 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Creston Early Childhood Center | 142 |
| Creston Elementary School | 416 |
| Creston High School | 486 |
| Creston Middle School | 259 |
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
- 1908310
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