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West Des Moines Comm School District

A public school district in West Des Moines, Iowa, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

9,110
Students enrolled
628.4
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
1,281.7
All staff, full-time equivalent
$13,914
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 9,110 in 2024–25
Ranks 1,000th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 10th of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $13,914 in fiscal year 2023
More than 34% 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

West Des Moines Comm School District spent $13,914 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,833 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
West Des Moines Comm School District spent $13,914 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,833 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$13,914$128.4 million9,225
FY2022$12,960$120.3 million9,285
FY2021$13,150$121.6 million9,248
FY2020$11,850$110.8 million9,351
FY2019$11,859$109.4 million9,223
FY2018$12,539$116.4 million9,284
FY2017$10,640$99.6 million9,357
FY2016$10,602$99.8 million9,416
FY2015$10,120$96.3 million9,519
FY2014$10,223$96.2 million9,407
FY2013$10,051$94.2 million9,376
FY2012$9,588$89.6 million9,346
FY2011$9,437$86.9 million9,210
FY2010$9,682$86.0 million8,880
FY2009$9,633$84.0 million8,720
FY2008$8,962$77.8 million8,687
FY2007$8,333$71.7 million8,604
FY2006$7,994$68.5 million8,564
FY2005$7,833$66.5 million8,491

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to West Des Moines Comm School District by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$12.0 million7.1%
State$66.4 million39.2%
Local$91.0 million53.7%
Total$169.4 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

14 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in West Des Moines Comm School District
SchoolStudents
Clive Learning Academy551
Crestview School of Inquiry558
Crossroads Park Elementary School530
Fairmeadows Elementary School542
Hillside Elementary School548
Indian Hills Junior High School661
Jordan Creek Elementary School652
Learning Resource Center
Stilwell Junior High School645
Valley High School2,178
Valley Southwoods678
Walnut Creek Campus152
Western Hills Elementary School570
Westridge Elementary744

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
1930930

Elsewhere

Sources

Data retrieved