CAL Comm School District

Public school district · Franklin County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1905970

CAL Comm School District spent $15,511 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 85% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,276). Its one school enrolled 180 students in 2024-25; 41.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,227 per student, up 4.6% 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 CAL Comm in enrollment (150 to 188 students) and CAL Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to CAL Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to CAL Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to CAL Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to CAL Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$5,479,000 in revenue: 41.8% state, 43.7% local and 14.5% federal. Total spending including $233,000 of capital outlay was $4,433,000, or $25,188 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

CAL Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,288,000; Local $2,396,000; Federal $795,000; total $5,479,000.
  • State$2,288,000 42%
  • Local$2,396,000 44%
  • Federal$795,000 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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

176 students in 2022-23, 181 students in 2023-24, 180 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

CAL Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 1800501001502002022-231762023-241812024-25180
CAL Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 1800501001502002022-231762023-241812024-25180
CAL Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 1800501001502002022-231762023-241812024-25180
CAL Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 1800501001502002022-231762023-241812024-25180

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317614.512.2
2023-2418115.211.9
2024-2518015.012.0

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

$918,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,216 per student

CAL Comm School District booked $918,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 16 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 $58,546 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 20 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$592,00064.5%
Special education$109,00011.9%
Other programs$217,00023.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,632 in 2018-19, $5,475 in 2019-20, $5,568 in 2020-21, $5,734 in 2021-22, $5,216 in 2022-23.

CAL Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,632, 2019-20: $5,475, 2020-21: $5,568, 2021-22: $5,734, 2022-23: $5,21602k4k6k2018-19$4,6322019-20$5,4752020-21$5,5682021-22$5,7342022-23$5,216
CAL Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,632, 2019-20: $5,475, 2020-21: $5,568, 2021-22: $5,734, 2022-23: $5,21602k4k6k2018-19$4,6322019-20$5,4752020-21$5,5682021-22$5,7342022-23$5,216
CAL Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,632, 2019-20: $5,475, 2020-21: $5,568, 2021-22: $5,734, 2022-23: $5,21602k4k6k2018-19$4,6322019-20$5,4752020-21$5,5682021-22$5,7342022-23$5,216
CAL Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,632, 2019-20: $5,475, 2020-21: $5,568, 2021-22: $5,734, 2022-23: $5,21602k4k6k2018-19$4,6322019-20$5,4752020-21$5,5682021-22$5,7342022-23$5,216

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 CAL 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%66
Math60-64%63.8%66

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, 180 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
CAL Elementary School18012.041.7%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 CAL 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 CAL Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentCAL Comm School District ranks 32 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,511).#32 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaCAL Comm School District is the number 306 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 176 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#306 of 328
  3. Charter Oak-Ute Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 185 students in fall 2022, $15,838 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,838
  4. Hamburg Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 174 students in fall 2022, $20,276 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,276
  5. Compare CAL Comm School District with Charter Oak-Ute Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IowaCAL Comm School District spent $58,546 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$58,546
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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 CAL Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in CAL Comm School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 180 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does CAL Comm School District spend per student?
    $15,511 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 $16,227 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does CAL Comm School District's money come from?
    $5,479,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.8% state, 43.7% local and 14.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in CAL Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 48 of the 265 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.1%, 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 CAL Comm School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $918,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,216 per student. Divided by the 16 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,546 per teacher, more than 20 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 CAL Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in CAL 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 CAL Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1905970. 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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