Union Community School District
A public school district in La Porte City, Iowa, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 952
- Students enrolled
- 76.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 156.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,149
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 952 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,683rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 131st of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 56% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,149 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 27% 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
Union Community School District spent $13,149 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 | $13,149 | $13.3 million | 1,008 |
| FY2022 | $12,522 | $13.0 million | 1,040 |
| FY2021 | $12,247 | $12.6 million | 1,027 |
| FY2020 | $11,654 | $12.5 million | 1,071 |
| FY2019 | $11,130 | $12.2 million | 1,096 |
| FY2018 | $11,416 | $12.5 million | 1,099 |
| FY2017 | $11,124 | $12.8 million | 1,149 |
| FY2016 | $10,770 | $12.6 million | 1,172 |
| FY2015 | $10,457 | $12.5 million | 1,193 |
| FY2014 | $10,032 | $12.1 million | 1,211 |
| FY2013 | $9,652 | $11.7 million | 1,209 |
| FY2012 | $8,060 | $10.0 million | 1,238 |
| FY2011 | $7,830 | $9.8 million | 1,252 |
| FY2010 | $7,636 | $9.7 million | 1,271 |
| FY2009 | $7,449 | $9.4 million | 1,266 |
| FY2008 | $6,934 | $8.7 million | 1,259 |
| FY2007 | $6,996 | $8.8 million | 1,251 |
| FY2006 | $6,958 | $8.7 million | 1,247 |
| FY2005 | $6,624 | $8.2 million | 1,237 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $875.0 thousand | 5.2% |
| State | $8.3 million | 49.3% |
| Local | $7.7 million | 45.5% |
| Total | $16.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School | 219 |
| La Porte City Elementary School | 260 |
| Union High School | 279 |
| Union Middle School | 194 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Union 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
- 1900022
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