Alburnett Community Schools

Listed by NCES as Alburnett Comm School District (district ID 1903300)

Public school district · Linn County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1903300

Alburnett Community Schools spent $11,010 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,276). Its 3 schools enrolled 857 students in 2024-25; 36.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,176 per student, up 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Iowa: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Iowa districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Alburnett Community Schools in enrollment (790 to 833 students) and Alburnett Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Alburnett Community Schools, FY23Sumner-Fredericksburg Schools $13,082; East Sac County Community $12,890; Emmetsburg Community $12,867; Central Springs Comm $12,820; Louisa-Muscatine Comm $12,594; Central Lyon Comm $12,492; Underwood Community $12,420; Treynor Comm $11,104; Alburnett Community Schools $11,010; Bellevue Community $10,786; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14kSumner-Fredericksburg Schools$13,082East Sac County Community$12,890Emmetsburg Community$12,867Central Springs Comm$12,820Louisa-Muscatine Comm$12,594Central Lyon Comm$12,492Underwood Community$12,420Treynor Comm$11,104Alburnett Community Schools$11,010Bellevue Community$10,786State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Alburnett Community Schools, FY23Sumner-Fredericksburg Schools $13,082; East Sac County Community $12,890; Emmetsburg Community $12,867; Central Springs Comm $12,820; Louisa-Muscatine Comm $12,594; Central Lyon Comm $12,492; Underwood Community $12,420; Treynor Comm $11,104; Alburnett Community Schools $11,010; Bellevue Community $10,786; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14kSumner-Fredericksburg Schools$13,082East Sac County Community$12,890Emmetsburg Community$12,867Central Springs Comm$12,820Louisa-Muscatine Comm$12,594Central Lyon Comm$12,492Underwood Community$12,420Treynor Comm$11,104Alburnett Community Schools$11,010Bellevue Community$10,786State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Alburnett Community Schools, FY23Sumner-Fredericksburg Schools $13,082; East Sac County Community $12,890; Emmetsburg Community $12,867; Central Springs Comm $12,820; Louisa-Muscatine Comm $12,594; Central Lyon Comm $12,492; Underwood Community $12,420; Treynor Comm $11,104; Alburnett Community Schools $11,010; Bellevue Community $10,786; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14kSumner-Fredericksburg Schools$13,082East Sac County Community$12,890Emmetsburg Community$12,867Central Springs Comm$12,820Louisa-Muscatine Comm$12,594Central Lyon Comm$12,492Underwood Community$12,420Treynor Comm$11,104Alburnett Community Schools$11,010Bellevue Community$10,786State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Alburnett Community Schools, FY23Sumner-Fredericksburg Schools $13,082; East Sac County Community $12,890; Emmetsburg Community $12,867; Central Springs Comm $12,820; Louisa-Muscatine Comm $12,594; Central Lyon Comm $12,492; Underwood Community $12,420; Treynor Comm $11,104; Alburnett Community Schools $11,010; Bellevue Community $10,786; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14kSumner-Fredericksburg Schools$13,082East Sac County Community$12,890Emmetsburg Community$12,867Central Springs Comm$12,820Louisa-Muscatine Comm$12,594Central Lyon Comm$12,492Underwood Community$12,420Treynor Comm$11,104Alburnett Community Schools$11,010Bellevue Community$10,786State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$11,672,000 in revenue: 36.6% state, 59.5% local and 3.9% federal. Total spending including $5,303,000 of capital outlay was $15,239,000, or $18,814 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Alburnett Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,270,000; Local $6,950,000; Federal $452,000; total $11,672,000.
  • State$4,270,000 37%
  • Local$6,950,000 60%
  • Federal$452,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 202 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

810 students in 2022-23, 825 students in 2023-24, 857 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Alburnett Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 810, 2023-24: 825, 2024-25: 85702505007501k2022-238102023-248252024-25857
Alburnett Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 810, 2023-24: 825, 2024-25: 85702505007501k2022-238102023-248252024-25857
Alburnett Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 810, 2023-24: 825, 2024-25: 85702505007501k2022-238102023-248252024-25857
Alburnett Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 810, 2023-24: 825, 2024-25: 85702505007501k2022-238102023-248252024-25857

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381059.013.7
2023-2482556.914.5
2024-2585755.815.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$3,439,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,246 per student

Alburnett Community Schools booked $3,439,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 59 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $58,308 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 19 in 100 Iowa districts with a figure (state median $63,361, 318 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Iowa teacher salary at $59,262 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,528,00073.5%
Special education$360,00010.5%
Vocational$196,0005.7%
Other programs$355,00010.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,070 in 2018-19, $4,328 in 2019-20, $4,313 in 2020-21, $4,717 in 2021-22, $4,246 in 2022-23.

Alburnett Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,070, 2019-20: $4,328, 2020-21: $4,313, 2021-22: $4,717, 2022-23: $4,24602k4k6k2018-19$4,0702019-20$4,3282020-21$4,3132021-22$4,7172022-23$4,246
Alburnett Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,070, 2019-20: $4,328, 2020-21: $4,313, 2021-22: $4,717, 2022-23: $4,24602k4k6k2018-19$4,0702019-20$4,3282020-21$4,3132021-22$4,7172022-23$4,246
Alburnett Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,070, 2019-20: $4,328, 2020-21: $4,313, 2021-22: $4,717, 2022-23: $4,24602k4k6k2018-19$4,0702019-20$4,3282020-21$4,3132021-22$4,7172022-23$4,246
Alburnett Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,070, 2019-20: $4,328, 2020-21: $4,313, 2021-22: $4,717, 2022-23: $4,24602k4k6k2018-19$4,0702019-20$4,3282020-21$4,3132021-22$4,7172022-23$4,246

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Alburnett Community Schools scored proficient or above: 66% in reading and 64% in math, against 69.7% in reading and 63.8% in math across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIowaStudents tested
Reading and language arts66%69.7%488
Math64%63.8%488

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 46 students in Alburnett Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIowa
Four-year graduation rate90% or more87.5%
Students in the class4638,026

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 395 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alburnett Elementary School39515.111.1%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 169 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alburnett Middle School16915.511.2%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 293 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alburnett Senior High School29315.67.2%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Alburnett Community Schools

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentAlburnett Community Schools ranks 196 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,010).#196 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaAlburnett Community Schools is the number 154 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 810 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#154 of 328
  3. Central Springs Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 813 students in fall 2022, $12,820 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,820
  4. Sumner-Fredericksburg SchoolsThe next smaller Iowa district: 809 students in fall 2022, $13,082 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,082
  5. Compare Alburnett Community Schools with Central Springs Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Alburnett Senior High School, its largest high school293 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.293
  7. Teacher salary spending across IowaAlburnett Community Schools spent $58,308 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$58,308
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Alburnett Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Alburnett Community Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 857 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Alburnett Community Schools spend per student?
    $11,010 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Iowa median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,276 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,176 per student, up 1.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Alburnett Community Schools' money come from?
    $11,672,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.6% state, 59.5% local and 3.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Alburnett Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 32 of the 522 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Alburnett Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,439,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,246 per student. Divided by the 59 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,308 per teacher, more than 19 in 100 Iowa districts (state median $63,361). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Iowa teacher salary at $59,262 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Alburnett Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Alburnett Community Schools scored proficient or above: 66% in reading and 64% in math, against 69.7% in reading and 63.8% in math across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Alburnett Community Schools?
    90% or more of the 46 students in Alburnett Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Alburnett Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1903300. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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