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Waterloo Comm School District

A public school district in Waterloo, Iowa, with 18 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

10,635
Students enrolled
791.7
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
1,778.8
All staff, full-time equivalent
$14,490
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 10,635 in 2024–25
Ranks 836th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $14,490 in fiscal year 2023
More than 40% 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

Waterloo Comm School District spent $14,490 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,719 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
Waterloo Comm School District spent $14,490 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,719 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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$14,490$154.2 million10,645
FY2022$13,803$147.7 million10,700
FY2021$12,799$137.5 million10,741
FY2020$12,107$133.9 million11,059
FY2019$11,924$131.2 million11,003
FY2018$10,858$124.2 million11,442
FY2017$10,529$119.7 million11,366
FY2016$10,731$122.7 million11,431
FY2015$10,593$123.2 million11,634
FY2014$10,380$119.3 million11,490
FY2013$10,627$119.9 million11,282
FY2012$10,189$112.5 million11,046
FY2011$9,444$103.8 million10,991
FY2010$9,152$102.3 million11,175
FY2009$8,947$94.9 million10,607
FY2008$8,448$89.5 million10,590
FY2007$8,308$87.4 million10,523
FY2006$7,590$82.3 million10,846
FY2005$7,719$80.8 million10,472

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Waterloo Comm School District by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$36.9 million19.4%
State$109.8 million57.8%
Local$43.2 million22.7%
Total$189.9 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

18 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Waterloo Comm School District
SchoolStudents
Bunger Middle School440
Central Middle School469
Cunningham School443
East High School1,016
Expo Alternative Learning Center561
Fred Becker Elementary School501
George Washington Carver Academy455
Highland Elementary School448
Hoover Middle School848
Irving Elementary School353
Kingsley Elementary School337
Kittrell Elementary School576
Lincoln Elementary School463
Lou Henry Elementary School460
Lowell Elementary School538
Orange Elementary School518
Poyner Elementary362
West High School1,696

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
1930480

Elsewhere

Sources

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