Decorah Community School District
A public school district in Decorah, Iowa, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,584
- Students enrolled
- 121.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 262.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,253
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,584 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,460th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 69th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 69% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,253 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
Decorah Community School District spent $13,253 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,332 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 | $13,253 | $22.0 million | 1,663 |
| FY2022 | $13,274 | $22.0 million | 1,655 |
| FY2021 | $12,694 | $21.1 million | 1,665 |
| FY2020 | $11,682 | $20.6 million | 1,766 |
| FY2019 | $11,159 | $19.7 million | 1,767 |
| FY2018 | $13,326 | $19.1 million | 1,437 |
| FY2017 | $13,316 | $19.0 million | 1,427 |
| FY2016 | $13,152 | $19.2 million | 1,463 |
| FY2015 | $12,719 | $18.9 million | 1,486 |
| FY2014 | $12,472 | $18.4 million | 1,475 |
| FY2013 | $11,415 | $17.0 million | 1,493 |
| FY2012 | $11,192 | $16.7 million | 1,491 |
| FY2011 | $10,678 | $16.2 million | 1,520 |
| FY2010 | $10,840 | $15.3 million | 1,410 |
| FY2009 | $9,188 | $15.2 million | 1,650 |
| FY2008 | $8,776 | $14.1 million | 1,609 |
| FY2007 | $8,408 | $13.6 million | 1,614 |
| FY2006 | $7,879 | $13.2 million | 1,670 |
| FY2005 | $7,332 | $12.3 million | 1,671 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.5 million | 5.3% |
| State | $12.2 million | 42.7% |
| Local | $14.9 million | 52.0% |
| Total | $28.7 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carrie Lee Elementary | 215 |
| Decorah High School | 555 |
| Decorah Middle School | 432 |
| John Cline Elementary School | 300 |
| West Side Elementary School | 20 |
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
- 1908730
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