Pella Comm School District
A public school district in Pella, Iowa, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,462
- Students enrolled
- 169.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 412.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,217
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,462 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,866th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 38th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,217 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
Pella Comm School District spent $12,217 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,624 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 | $12,217 | $30.4 million | 2,491 |
| FY2022 | $11,689 | $28.8 million | 2,463 |
| FY2021 | $11,490 | $27.8 million | 2,416 |
| FY2020 | $10,393 | $25.7 million | 2,471 |
| FY2019 | $10,519 | $25.7 million | 2,441 |
| FY2018 | $11,177 | $24.9 million | 2,226 |
| FY2017 | $10,584 | $23.8 million | 2,250 |
| FY2016 | $10,710 | $23.8 million | 2,226 |
| FY2015 | $10,338 | $23.0 million | 2,221 |
| FY2014 | $9,966 | $22.3 million | 2,233 |
| FY2013 | $9,286 | $21.0 million | 2,257 |
| FY2012 | $8,841 | $19.9 million | 2,251 |
| FY2011 | $8,283 | $18.8 million | 2,271 |
| FY2010 | $8,278 | $18.3 million | 2,216 |
| FY2009 | $7,916 | $18.0 million | 2,269 |
| FY2008 | $7,695 | $17.4 million | 2,256 |
| FY2007 | $7,047 | $15.7 million | 2,233 |
| FY2006 | $7,015 | $15.0 million | 2,139 |
| FY2005 | $6,624 | $13.9 million | 2,095 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.9 million | 4.6% |
| State | $17.6 million | 42.8% |
| Local | $21.7 million | 52.6% |
| Total | $41.2 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Jefferson Intermediate | 494 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 254 |
| Madison Elementary School | 401 |
| Pella High School | 801 |
| Pella Middle School | 375 |
| Viersen Early Learning Center | 137 |
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
- 1922470
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