Ottumwa Comm School District
A public school district in Ottumwa, Iowa, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,024
- Students enrolled
- 331.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 737.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,314
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,024 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,914th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 19th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 89% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,314 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 19% 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
Ottumwa Comm School District spent $12,314 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,161 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 | $12,314 | $61.4 million | 4,990 |
| FY2022 | $12,042 | $58.5 million | 4,861 |
| FY2021 | $10,937 | $51.0 million | 4,665 |
| FY2020 | $9,923 | $46.8 million | 4,713 |
| FY2019 | $10,542 | $48.2 million | 4,570 |
| FY2018 | $9,399 | $45.7 million | 4,861 |
| FY2017 | $9,559 | $46.7 million | 4,883 |
| FY2016 | $9,271 | $45.3 million | 4,883 |
| FY2015 | $9,195 | $44.1 million | 4,798 |
| FY2014 | $8,899 | $42.5 million | 4,773 |
| FY2013 | $8,609 | $40.8 million | 4,743 |
| FY2012 | $8,534 | $40.9 million | 4,791 |
| FY2011 | $8,519 | $40.9 million | 4,801 |
| FY2010 | $8,161 | $39.8 million | 4,882 |
| FY2009 | $7,972 | $38.6 million | 4,844 |
| FY2008 | $7,897 | $37.2 million | 4,715 |
| FY2007 | $7,402 | $36.3 million | 4,907 |
| FY2006 | $7,041 | $35.2 million | 4,993 |
| FY2005 | $7,161 | $33.5 million | 4,685 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.0 million | 17.0% |
| State | $51.8 million | 63.0% |
| Local | $16.5 million | 20.0% |
| Total | $82.2 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
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Douma Elementary School | 327 |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | 248 |
| Evans Junior High School | 684 |
| Fahrney Elementary | 490 |
| Gateway High School | 213 |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | 250 |
| James Elementary School | 249 |
| Liberty Intermediate School | 633 |
| Ottumwa High School | 910 |
| Ottumwa Virtual Learning | 106 |
| Pickwick Early Childhood Center | 560 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 335 |
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
- 1922110
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