Fairfield Comm School District
A public school district in Fairfield, Iowa, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,420
- Students enrolled
- 107
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 252
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,534
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,420 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,925th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 80th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 66% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,534 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 40% 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
Fairfield Comm School District spent $14,534 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,285 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 | $14,534 | $22.2 million | 1,525 |
| FY2022 | $13,725 | $21.6 million | 1,575 |
| FY2021 | $12,575 | $20.3 million | 1,611 |
| FY2020 | $12,045 | $19.8 million | 1,640 |
| FY2019 | $11,549 | $19.2 million | 1,659 |
| FY2018 | $11,259 | $18.6 million | 1,651 |
| FY2017 | $11,048 | $18.6 million | 1,682 |
| FY2016 | $10,882 | $18.6 million | 1,709 |
| FY2015 | $10,680 | $18.0 million | 1,689 |
| FY2014 | $10,590 | $17.9 million | 1,692 |
| FY2013 | $10,257 | $17.5 million | 1,707 |
| FY2012 | $10,032 | $17.2 million | 1,716 |
| FY2011 | $10,545 | $18.1 million | 1,715 |
| FY2010 | $10,150 | $17.7 million | 1,746 |
| FY2009 | $10,125 | $17.9 million | 1,765 |
| FY2008 | $9,422 | $17.0 million | 1,806 |
| FY2007 | $8,451 | $16.0 million | 1,893 |
| FY2006 | $7,978 | $15.3 million | 1,916 |
| FY2005 | $7,285 | $14.3 million | 1,959 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.5 million | 9.2% |
| State | $12.6 million | 47.0% |
| Local | $11.7 million | 43.8% |
| Total | $26.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Fairfield High School | 442 |
| Fairfield Middle School | 410 |
| Pence Elementary | 317 |
| Washington Elementary | 239 |
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
- 1911340
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