Spencer Comm School District
A public school district in Spencer, Iowa, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,194
- Students enrolled
- 138.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 309.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,460
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,194 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,213th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 45th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 76% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,460 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 20% 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
Spencer Comm School District spent $12,460 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,132 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 | $12,460 | $29.2 million | 2,341 |
| FY2022 | $11,742 | $27.3 million | 2,329 |
| FY2021 | $11,350 | $25.9 million | 2,282 |
| FY2020 | $11,069 | $24.9 million | 2,247 |
| FY2019 | $10,737 | $23.4 million | 2,184 |
| FY2018 | $11,345 | $23.4 million | 2,067 |
| FY2017 | $11,774 | $23.2 million | 1,973 |
| FY2016 | $10,907 | $22.0 million | 2,016 |
| FY2015 | $10,800 | $22.0 million | 2,041 |
| FY2014 | $10,203 | $21.2 million | 2,078 |
| FY2013 | $9,651 | $19.9 million | 2,058 |
| FY2012 | $9,316 | $19.2 million | 2,059 |
| FY2011 | $8,916 | $18.5 million | 2,070 |
| FY2010 | $9,373 | $17.3 million | 1,843 |
| FY2009 | $8,890 | $17.8 million | 1,997 |
| FY2008 | $8,557 | $17.3 million | 2,026 |
| FY2007 | $8,123 | $16.7 million | 2,058 |
| FY2006 | $7,367 | $15.2 million | 2,058 |
| FY2005 | $7,132 | $14.7 million | 2,057 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.7 million | 7.5% |
| State | $18.7 million | 52.4% |
| Local | $14.3 million | 40.1% |
| Total | $35.8 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Fairview Park Elementary | 249 |
| Johnson Elementary | 201 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 442 |
| Spencer High School | 688 |
| Spencer Middle School | 514 |
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
- 1926910
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