Alden Comm School District

Public school district · Hardin County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1900032

Alden Comm School District spent $16,654 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 91% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,276). Its one school enrolled 148 students in 2024-25; 46.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,616 per student, down 6.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Alden Comm in enrollment (140 to 176 students) and Alden Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Alden Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Andrew Comm $18,347; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; CAL Comm $15,511; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Andrew Comm$18,347Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164CAL Comm$15,511Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Alden Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Andrew Comm $18,347; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; CAL Comm $15,511; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Andrew Comm$18,347Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164CAL Comm$15,511Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Alden Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Andrew Comm $18,347; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; CAL Comm $15,511; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Andrew Comm$18,347Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164CAL Comm$15,511Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Alden Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Andrew Comm $18,347; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; CAL Comm $15,511; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Andrew Comm$18,347Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164CAL Comm$15,511Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$4,891,000 in revenue: 46.0% state, 48.2% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $497,000 of capital outlay was $4,455,000, or $28,019 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Alden Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,251,000; Local $2,357,000; Federal $283,000; total $4,891,000.
  • State$2,251,000 46%
  • Local$2,357,000 48%
  • Federal$283,000 6%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

159 students in 2022-23, 159 students in 2023-24, 148 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Alden Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231592023-241592024-25148
Alden Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231592023-241592024-25148
Alden Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231592023-241592024-25148
Alden Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 159, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231592023-241592024-25148

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315917.59.1
2023-2415913.911.5
2024-2514813.810.7

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

$1,084,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,818 per student

Alden Comm School District booked $1,084,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 17 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 $63,615 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 53 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$870,00080.3%
Special education$54,0005.0%
Other programs$160,00014.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,276 in 2018-19, $6,069 in 2019-20, $6,136 in 2020-21, $5,782 in 2021-22, $6,818 in 2022-23.

Alden Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,276, 2019-20: $6,069, 2020-21: $6,136, 2021-22: $5,782, 2022-23: $6,81802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2762019-20$6,0692020-21$6,1362021-22$5,7822022-23$6,818
Alden Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,276, 2019-20: $6,069, 2020-21: $6,136, 2021-22: $5,782, 2022-23: $6,81802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2762019-20$6,0692020-21$6,1362021-22$5,7822022-23$6,818
Alden Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,276, 2019-20: $6,069, 2020-21: $6,136, 2021-22: $5,782, 2022-23: $6,81802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2762019-20$6,0692020-21$6,1362021-22$5,7822022-23$6,818
Alden Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,276, 2019-20: $6,069, 2020-21: $6,136, 2021-22: $5,782, 2022-23: $6,81802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,2762019-20$6,0692020-21$6,1362021-22$5,7822022-23$6,818

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 Alden Comm School District scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading and 60-64% 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 arts65-69%69.7%82
Math60-64%63.8%82

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.

1 elementary school, 148 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alden Elementary School14810.720.9%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.

Contact Alden Comm School District

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 Alden Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentAlden Comm School District ranks 19 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,654).#19 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaAlden Comm School District is the number 312 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 159 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#312 of 328
  3. Moulton-Udell Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 164 students in fall 2022, $16,524 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,524
  4. Orient-Macksburg Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 150 students in fall 2022, $17,033 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,033
  5. Compare Alden Comm School District with Moulton-Udell Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IowaAlden Comm School District spent $63,615 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$63,615
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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 Alden Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Alden Comm School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 148 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Alden Comm School District spend per student?
    $16,654 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 $15,616 per student, down 6.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Alden Comm School District's money come from?
    $4,891,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.0% state, 48.2% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Alden Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 28 of the 214 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.1%, 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 Alden Comm School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,084,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,818 per student. Divided by the 17 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $63,615 per teacher, more than 53 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 Alden Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Alden Comm School District scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading and 60-64% 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 Alden Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1900032. 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 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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