Sheldon Comm School District
A public school district in Sheldon, Iowa, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,235
- Students enrolled
- 86.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 178
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,849
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,235 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,513th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 99th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 63% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,849 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 15% 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
Sheldon Comm School District spent $11,849 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,673 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 | $11,849 | $14.2 million | 1,196 |
| FY2022 | $11,261 | $13.6 million | 1,207 |
| FY2021 | $10,938 | $13.2 million | 1,205 |
| FY2020 | $10,453 | $12.3 million | 1,180 |
| FY2019 | $10,647 | $12.2 million | 1,150 |
| FY2018 | $10,028 | $11.6 million | 1,152 |
| FY2017 | $10,116 | $11.3 million | 1,118 |
| FY2016 | $9,561 | $10.9 million | 1,135 |
| FY2015 | $9,963 | $11.0 million | 1,104 |
| FY2014 | $9,566 | $10.3 million | 1,082 |
| FY2013 | $9,308 | $9.8 million | 1,053 |
| FY2012 | $8,908 | $9.4 million | 1,060 |
| FY2011 | $7,940 | $8.6 million | 1,086 |
| FY2010 | $7,614 | $8.4 million | 1,106 |
| FY2009 | $7,824 | $8.4 million | 1,078 |
| FY2008 | $7,903 | $8.0 million | 1,007 |
| FY2007 | $7,834 | $8.0 million | 1,017 |
| FY2006 | $7,131 | $7.3 million | 1,028 |
| FY2005 | $6,673 | $6.8 million | 1,013 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.5 million | 8.0% |
| State | $9.9 million | 52.0% |
| Local | $7.6 million | 40.0% |
| Total | $19.1 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 |
|---|---|
| East Elementary School | 468 |
| Little Orabs Preschool | 43 |
| Sheldon High School | 356 |
| Sheldon Middle School | 312 |
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
- 1925980
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