Independence Community School District
A public school district in Independence, Iowa, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,434
- Students enrolled
- 100.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 207.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,274
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,434 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,886th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 79th 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: $12,274 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% 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
Independence Community School District spent $12,274 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,819 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 | $12,274 | $18.4 million | 1,496 |
| FY2022 | $11,829 | $17.7 million | 1,496 |
| FY2021 | $11,490 | $16.9 million | 1,472 |
| FY2020 | $11,213 | $16.8 million | 1,496 |
| FY2019 | $11,018 | $16.5 million | 1,499 |
| FY2018 | $11,286 | $17.1 million | 1,513 |
| FY2017 | $11,064 | $16.7 million | 1,507 |
| FY2016 | $10,320 | $15.5 million | 1,506 |
| FY2015 | $10,660 | $15.9 million | 1,490 |
| FY2014 | $10,544 | $15.7 million | 1,485 |
| FY2013 | $9,895 | $14.6 million | 1,477 |
| FY2012 | $9,479 | $13.9 million | 1,471 |
| FY2011 | $9,337 | $13.7 million | 1,464 |
| FY2010 | $9,335 | $13.9 million | 1,485 |
| FY2009 | $10,220 | $13.9 million | 1,359 |
| FY2008 | $9,362 | $13.2 million | 1,411 |
| FY2007 | $8,915 | $12.8 million | 1,432 |
| FY2006 | $8,003 | $12.1 million | 1,512 |
| FY2005 | $7,819 | $11.4 million | 1,464 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.0 million | 8.2% |
| State | $12.6 million | 52.1% |
| Local | $9.6 million | 39.6% |
| Total | $24.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | 46 |
| East Elementary School | 265 |
| Independence Junior Senior High School | 712 |
| West Elementary School | 360 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Independence Comm School District
- 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
- 1914580
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