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341school systems
1,314operating schools connected
507,866students in finance records
325complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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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.
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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341 systems
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Gilbert Comm School District
Gilbert, IA
- Students
- 1,698
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,597
+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.9% enrollment
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Winterset Comm School District
Winterset, IA
- Students
- 1,681
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,725
+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment
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Knoxville Comm School District
Knoxville, IA
- Students
- 1,659
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $13,688
+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
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Atlantic Comm School District
Atlantic, IA
- Students
- 1,642
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,244
-14.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.9% enrollment
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Benton Comm School District
Van Horne, IA
- Students
- 1,640
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $11,211
-9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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Decorah Community School District
Decorah, IA
- Students
- 1,640
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $14,147
+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.2% enrollment
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Washington Comm School District
Washington, IA
- Students
- 1,621
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,542
+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment
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Central DeWitt School District
De Witt, IA
- Students
- 1,617
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $13,758
+1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment
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Algona Comm School District
Algona, IA
- Students
- 1,597
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $13,958
-1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.0% enrollment
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Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District
Grinnell, IA
- Students
- 1,577
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $13,183
-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment
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Nevada Comm School District
Nevada, IA
- Students
- 1,570
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,560
-5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.6% enrollment
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Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District
Vinton, IA
- Students
- 1,551
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,224
-0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment
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MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District
Orange City, IA
- Students
- 1,544
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,988
+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment
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Solon Comm School District
Solon, IA
- Students
- 1,522
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $11,627
-8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment
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Harlan Comm School District
Harlan, IA
- Students
- 1,505
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,751
-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment
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Humboldt Comm School District
Humboldt, IA
- Students
- 1,481
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,912
-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.1% enrollment
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Independence Comm School District
Independence, IA
- Students
- 1,480
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $13,345
-1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Charles City Comm School District
Charles City, IA
- Students
- 1,473
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,853
+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.6% enrollment
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Clear Lake Comm School District
Clear Lake, IA
- Students
- 1,472
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,438
+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment
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Fairfield Comm School District
Fairfield, IA
- Students
- 1,466
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,585
+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.6% enrollment
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Center Point-Urbana Comm School District
Center Point, IA
- Students
- 1,433
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,429
+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment
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Mount Vernon Comm School District
Mount Vernon, IA
- Students
- 1,427
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,480
-1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Creston Comm School District
Creston, IA
- Students
- 1,426
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,701
-7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment
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South Tama County
Tama, IA
- Students
- 1,422
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,323
+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment
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Mid-Prairie Comm School District
Wellman, IA
- Students
- 1,418
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $13,731
-2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment
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Saydel Comm School District
Des Moines, IA
- Students
- 1,376
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,342
-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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Oelwein Comm School District
Oelwein, IA
- Students
- 1,349
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $13,720
-8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment
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Spirit Lake Comm School District
Spirit Lake, IA
- Students
- 1,328
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,162
-3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.5% enrollment
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Centerville Comm School District
Centerville, IA
- Students
- 1,325
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,198
-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment
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Clarke Comm School District
Osceola, IA
- Students
- 1,324
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $13,409
-3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment
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