Clay Central-Everly Comm School District

Public school district · Clay County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1907470

Clay Central-Everly Comm School District spent $27,542 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,276). Its one school enrolled 53 students in 2024-25; 36.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $33,206 per student, up 20.6% 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 Clay Central-Everly Comm in enrollment (35 to 124 students) and Clay Central-Everly Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clay Central-Everly Comm, FY23LuVerne Comm $42,257; Twin Rivers Comm $35,082; Clay Central-Everly Comm $27,542; Stratford Comm $20,500; South Page Comm $19,770; Olin Consolidated $19,457; Bennett Comm $17,640; Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm $16,597; Albert City-Truesdale Comm $16,544; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k20k30k40k50kLuVerne Comm$42,257Twin Rivers Comm$35,082Clay Central-Everly Comm$27,542Stratford Comm$20,500South Page Comm$19,770Olin Consolidated$19,457Bennett Comm$17,640Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm$16,597Albert City-Truesdale Comm$16,544Morning Sun Comm$14,702State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clay Central-Everly Comm, FY23LuVerne Comm $42,257; Twin Rivers Comm $35,082; Clay Central-Everly Comm $27,542; Stratford Comm $20,500; South Page Comm $19,770; Olin Consolidated $19,457; Bennett Comm $17,640; Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm $16,597; Albert City-Truesdale Comm $16,544; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k20k30k40k50kLuVerne Comm$42,257Twin Rivers Comm$35,082Clay Central-Everly Comm$27,542Stratford Comm$20,500South Page Comm$19,770Olin Consolidated$19,457Bennett Comm$17,640Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm$16,597Albert City-Truesdale Comm$16,544Morning Sun Comm$14,702State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clay Central-Everly Comm, FY23LuVerne Comm $42,257; Twin Rivers Comm $35,082; Clay Central-Everly Comm $27,542; Stratford Comm $20,500; South Page Comm $19,770; Olin Consolidated $19,457; Bennett Comm $17,640; Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm $16,597; Albert City-Truesdale Comm $16,544; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k30k50kLuVerne Comm$42,257Twin Rivers Comm$35,082Clay Central-Everly Comm$27,542Stratford Comm$20,500South Page Comm$19,770Olin Consolidated$19,457Bennett Comm$17,640Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm$16,597Albert City-Truesdale Comm$16,544Morning Sun Comm$14,702State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clay Central-Everly Comm, FY23LuVerne Comm $42,257; Twin Rivers Comm $35,082; Clay Central-Everly Comm $27,542; Stratford Comm $20,500; South Page Comm $19,770; Olin Consolidated $19,457; Bennett Comm $17,640; Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm $16,597; Albert City-Truesdale Comm $16,544; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k30k50kLuVerne Comm$42,257Twin Rivers Comm$35,082Clay Central-Everly Comm$27,542Stratford Comm$20,500South Page Comm$19,770Olin Consolidated$19,457Bennett Comm$17,640Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm$16,597Albert City-Truesdale Comm$16,544Morning Sun Comm$14,702State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$4,904,000 in revenue: 36.5% state, 56.5% local and 7.0% federal. Total spending including $251,000 of capital outlay was $4,159,000, or $57,764 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Clay Central-Everly Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,789,000; Local $2,771,000; Federal $344,000; total $4,904,000.
  • State$1,789,000 36%
  • Local$2,771,000 57%
  • Federal$344,000 7%

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

72 students in 2022-23, 63 students in 2023-24, 53 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Clay Central-Everly Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 72, 2023-24: 63, 2024-25: 530204060802022-23722023-24632024-2553
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 72, 2023-24: 63, 2024-25: 530204060802022-23722023-24632024-2553
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 72, 2023-24: 63, 2024-25: 530204060802022-23722023-24632024-2553
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 72, 2023-24: 63, 2024-25: 530204060802022-23722023-24632024-2553

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237210.07.2
2023-24639.76.5
2024-25537.96.7

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Clay Central-Everly Comm School District scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading and 70-79% 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 arts60-69%69.7%37
Math70-79%63.8%37

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, 53 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clay Central-Everly Elementary536.749.1%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.

Contact Clay Central-Everly 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 Clay Central-Everly Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentClay Central-Everly Comm School District ranks 3 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,542).#3 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaClay Central-Everly Comm School District is the number 326 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 72 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#326 of 328
  3. Stratford Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 80 students in fall 2022, $20,500 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,500
  4. Twin Rivers Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 49 students in fall 2022, $35,082 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$35,082
  5. Compare Clay Central-Everly Comm School District with Stratford Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Clay Central-Everly Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Clay Central-Everly Comm School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 53 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Clay Central-Everly Comm School District spend per student?
    $27,542 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 $33,206 per student, up 20.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Clay Central-Everly Comm School District's money come from?
    $4,904,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.5% state, 56.5% local and 7.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Clay Central-Everly Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 34 of the 390 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.7%, 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 do students in Clay Central-Everly Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Clay Central-Everly Comm School District scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading and 70-79% 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.
  6. What is Clay Central-Everly Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1907470. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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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