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Iowa school systems.

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341school systems
1,314operating schools connected
507,866students in finance records
325complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
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Iowa school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 325 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$13,428Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation-0.8%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+21.7%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-1.2%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems325 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024516,724506,061
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$13,989$13,542

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District

Hubbard, IA

Students
387
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,287

-9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Turkey Valley Comm School District

Jackson Junction, IA

Students
385
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,140

+0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.6% enrollment

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Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District

Marcus, IA

Students
384
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,305

-6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.3% enrollment

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Colo-NESCO Comm School District

Colo, IA

Students
383
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,423

+14.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.9% enrollment

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Moravia Comm School District

Moravia, IA

Students
376
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,098

-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment

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Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District

Elk Horn, IA

Students
374
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,484

+18.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Lamoni Comm School District

Lamoni, IA

Students
342
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,681

-10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment

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Harris-Lake Park Comm School District

Lake Park, IA

Students
340
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,374

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Graettinger-Terril Comm School District

Graettinger, IA

Students
339
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,091

+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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Twin Cedars Comm School District

Bussey, IA

Students
338
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,065

-8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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United Comm School District

Boone, IA

Students
331
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,069

+1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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West Central Comm School District

Maynard, IA

Students
329
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,660

-0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.9% enrollment

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Murray Comm School District

Murray, IA

Students
317
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,009

-11.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.7% enrollment

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Clarksville Comm School District

Clarksville, IA

Students
313
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,895

+1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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North Union Comm School District

Armstrong, IA

Students
311
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,788

+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.4% enrollment

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Schaller-Crestland Comm School District

Schaller, IA

Students
311
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,434

+19.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.5% enrollment

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Remsen-Union Comm School District

Remsen, IA

Students
307
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,749

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment

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Keota Comm School District

Keota, IA

Students
304
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,961

+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment

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River Valley Comm School District

Correctionville, IA

Students
303
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,538

+20.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -28.7% enrollment

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Stanton Comm School District

Stanton, IA

Students
303
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,719

-7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.8% enrollment

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Melcher-Dallas Comm School District

Melcher-Dallas, IA

Students
301
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,641

+11.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.2% enrollment

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West Harrison Comm School District

Mondamin, IA

Students
298
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,674

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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H-L-V Comm School District

Victor, IA

Students
295
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,349

+16.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.4% enrollment

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Eastern Allamakee Comm School District

Lansing, IA

Students
293
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,724

+18.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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North Kossuth Comm School District

Swea City, IA

Students
265
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,755

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.6% enrollment

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Villisca Comm School District

Villisca, IA

Students
254
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,724

+29.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.4% enrollment

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Ar-We-Va Comm School District

Westside, IA

Students
248
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,552

-21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.7% enrollment

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Adair-Casey Comm School District

Adair, IA

Students
245
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,629

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.0% enrollment

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Mormon Trail Comm School District

Humeston, IA

Students
240
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,846

-17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.6% enrollment

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Essex Comm School District

Essex, IA

Students
215
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,391

-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.1% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.