Andrew Comm School District

Public school district · Jackson County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1903630

Andrew Comm School District spent $18,347 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,276). Its one school enrolled 125 students in 2024-25; 41.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,707 per student, up 7.4% 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 Andrew Comm in enrollment (124 to 165 students) and Andrew Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Andrew Comm, FY23Andrew Comm $18,347; Schleswig Comm $17,871; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Diagonal Comm $17,085; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12k14k16k18k20kAndrew Comm$18,347Schleswig Comm$17,871Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Diagonal Comm$17,085Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164Morning Sun Comm$14,702Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Andrew Comm, FY23Andrew Comm $18,347; Schleswig Comm $17,871; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Diagonal Comm $17,085; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12k14k16k18k20kAndrew Comm$18,347Schleswig Comm$17,871Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Diagonal Comm$17,085Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164Morning Sun Comm$14,702Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Andrew Comm, FY23Andrew Comm $18,347; Schleswig Comm $17,871; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Diagonal Comm $17,085; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k14k18k20kAndrew Comm$18,347Schleswig Comm$17,871Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Diagonal Comm$17,085Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164Morning Sun Comm$14,702Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Andrew Comm, FY23Andrew Comm $18,347; Schleswig Comm $17,871; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Diagonal Comm $17,085; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k14k18k20kAndrew Comm$18,347Schleswig Comm$17,871Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Diagonal Comm$17,085Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164Morning Sun Comm$14,702Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$4,875,000 in revenue: 41.0% state, 44.5% local and 14.6% federal. Total spending including $952,000 of capital outlay was $4,787,000, or $32,565 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Andrew Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,998,000; Local $2,167,000; Federal $710,000; total $4,875,000.
  • State$1,998,000 41%
  • Local$2,167,000 44%
  • Federal$710,000 15%

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

147 students in 2022-23, 147 students in 2023-24, 125 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Andrew Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 147, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1250501001502022-231472023-241472024-25125
Andrew Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 147, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1250501001502022-231472023-241472024-25125
Andrew Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 147, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1250501001502022-231472023-241472024-25125
Andrew Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 147, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1250501001502022-231472023-241472024-25125

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314714.99.9
2023-2414714.810.0
2024-2512513.19.5

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

$823,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,599 per student

Andrew Comm School District booked $823,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 14 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 $58,996 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 21 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$569,00069.1%
Special education$152,00018.5%
Other programs$102,00012.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,767 in 2018-19, $5,880 in 2019-20, $5,771 in 2020-21, $5,438 in 2021-22, $5,599 in 2022-23.

Andrew Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,767, 2019-20: $5,880, 2020-21: $5,771, 2021-22: $5,438, 2022-23: $5,59902k4k6k2018-19$4,7672019-20$5,8802020-21$5,7712021-22$5,4382022-23$5,599
Andrew Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,767, 2019-20: $5,880, 2020-21: $5,771, 2021-22: $5,438, 2022-23: $5,59902k4k6k2018-19$4,7672019-20$5,8802020-21$5,7712021-22$5,4382022-23$5,599
Andrew Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,767, 2019-20: $5,880, 2020-21: $5,771, 2021-22: $5,438, 2022-23: $5,59902k4k6k2018-19$4,7672019-20$5,8802020-21$5,7712021-22$5,4382022-23$5,599
Andrew Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,767, 2019-20: $5,880, 2020-21: $5,771, 2021-22: $5,438, 2022-23: $5,59902k4k6k2018-19$4,7672019-20$5,8802020-21$5,7712021-22$5,4382022-23$5,599

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 Andrew Comm School District scored proficient or above: 70-74% 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 arts70-74%69.7%76
Math60-64%63.8%76

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, 125 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Andrew Elementary School1259.524.0%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 Andrew 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 Andrew Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentAndrew Comm School District ranks 8 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,347).#8 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaAndrew Comm School District is the number 314 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 147 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#314 of 328
  3. Orient-Macksburg Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 150 students in fall 2022, $17,033 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,033
  4. Laurens-Marathon Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 140 students in fall 2022, $16,164 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,164
  5. Compare Andrew Comm School District with Orient-Macksburg Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IowaAndrew Comm School District spent $58,996 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$58,996
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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 Andrew Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Andrew Comm School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 125 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Andrew Comm School District spend per student?
    $18,347 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 $19,707 per student, up 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Andrew Comm School District's money come from?
    $4,875,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.0% state, 44.5% local and 14.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Andrew Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 45 of the 279 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.1%, 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 Andrew Comm School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $823,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,599 per student. Divided by the 14 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,996 per teacher, more than 21 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 Andrew Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Andrew Comm School District scored proficient or above: 70-74% 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 Andrew Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1903630. 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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