Clayton Ridge Community School District

Listed by NCES as Clayton Ridge Comm School District (district ID 1913350)

Public school district · Polk County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1913350

Clayton Ridge Community School District spent $10,025 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other Iowa districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,583). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,066 students in 2024-25; 26.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,664 per student, down 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (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 Clayton Ridge Community in enrollment (1,446 to 1,525 students) and Clayton Ridge Community itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clayton Ridge Community, FY23Fairfield Community $14,534; Mid-Prairie Community $13,373; South Tama County Community $13,294; Harlan Comm $12,411; Independence Comm $12,274; Humboldt Community $11,884; Clear Lake Comm $11,859; Center Point-Urbana Community $11,815; Solon Community $10,891; Clayton Ridge Community $10,025; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.8k10k12k14k16kFairfield Community$14,534Mid-Prairie Community$13,373South Tama County Community$13,294Harlan Comm$12,411Independence Comm$12,274Humboldt Community$11,884Clear Lake Comm$11,859Center Point-Urbana Community$11,815Solon Community$10,891Clayton Ridge Community$10,025State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clayton Ridge Community, FY23Fairfield Community $14,534; Mid-Prairie Community $13,373; South Tama County Community $13,294; Harlan Comm $12,411; Independence Comm $12,274; Humboldt Community $11,884; Clear Lake Comm $11,859; Center Point-Urbana Community $11,815; Solon Community $10,891; Clayton Ridge Community $10,025; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.8k10k12k14k16kFairfield Community$14,534Mid-Prairie Community$13,373South Tama County Community$13,294Harlan Comm$12,411Independence Comm$12,274Humboldt Community$11,884Clear Lake Comm$11,859Center Point-Urbana Community$11,815Solon Community$10,891Clayton Ridge Community$10,025State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clayton Ridge Community, FY23Fairfield Community $14,534; Mid-Prairie Community $13,373; South Tama County Community $13,294; Harlan Comm $12,411; Independence Comm $12,274; Humboldt Community $11,884; Clear Lake Comm $11,859; Center Point-Urbana Community $11,815; Solon Community $10,891; Clayton Ridge Community $10,025; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.8k12k16kFairfield Community$14,534Mid-Prairie Community$13,373South Tama County Community$13,294Harlan Comm$12,411Independence Comm$12,274Humboldt Community$11,884Clear Lake Comm$11,859Center Point-Urbana Community$11,815Solon Community$10,891Clayton Ridge Community$10,025State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clayton Ridge Community, FY23Fairfield Community $14,534; Mid-Prairie Community $13,373; South Tama County Community $13,294; Harlan Comm $12,411; Independence Comm $12,274; Humboldt Community $11,884; Clear Lake Comm $11,859; Center Point-Urbana Community $11,815; Solon Community $10,891; Clayton Ridge Community $10,025; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.8k12k16kFairfield Community$14,534Mid-Prairie Community$13,373South Tama County Community$13,294Harlan Comm$12,411Independence Comm$12,274Humboldt Community$11,884Clear Lake Comm$11,859Center Point-Urbana Community$11,815Solon Community$10,891Clayton Ridge Community$10,025State median, 1,000+ students $12,583

Where the money came from

$17,036,000 in revenue: 26.6% state, 69.1% local and 4.3% federal. Total spending including $609,000 of capital outlay was $16,103,000, or $10,844 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Clayton Ridge Community School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,532,000; Local $11,773,000; Federal $731,000; total $17,036,000.
  • State$4,532,000 27%
  • Local$11,773,000 69%
  • Federal$731,000 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 125 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,485 students in 2022-23, 1,773 students in 2023-24, 2,066 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Clayton Ridge Community School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,485, 2023-24: 1,773, 2024-25: 2,06601k2k3k2022-231,4852023-241,7732024-252,066
Clayton Ridge Community School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,485, 2023-24: 1,773, 2024-25: 2,06601k2k3k2022-231,4852023-241,7732024-252,066
Clayton Ridge Community School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,485, 2023-24: 1,773, 2024-25: 2,06601k2k3k2022-231,4852023-241,7732024-252,066
Clayton Ridge Community School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,485, 2023-24: 1,773, 2024-25: 2,06601k2k3k2022-231,4852023-241,7732024-252,066

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,48570.321.1
2023-241,77344.240.1
2024-252,06645.945.0

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 Clayton Ridge Community School District scored proficient or above: 74% in reading and 62% 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 arts74%69.7%771
Math62%63.8%771

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

70-74% of the 145 students in Clayton Ridge Community School District's 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 rate70‑74%87.5%
Students in the class14538,026

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, 293 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clayton Ridge Elementary School29313.523.2%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, 140 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clayton Ridge Middle School14023.518.6%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, 176 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clayton Ridge High School1769.619.3%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 other school, 1,457 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Iowa Virtual Academy1,457not reported42.2%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.

Contact Clayton Ridge Community 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 Clayton Ridge Community School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentClayton Ridge Community School District ranks 123 of 125 Iowa districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,025).#123 of 125
  2. Every school district in IowaClayton Ridge Community School District is the number 80 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 1,485 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#80 of 328
  3. South Tama County Community School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 1,488 students in fall 2022, $13,294 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,294
  4. Center Point-Urbana Community School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 1,466 students in fall 2022, $11,815 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,815
  5. Compare Clayton Ridge Community School District with South Tama County Community School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Clayton Ridge High School, its largest high school176 students in 2024-25, 9.6 per teacher.176
  7. 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 Clayton Ridge Community School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Clayton Ridge Community School District?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,066 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Clayton Ridge Community School District spend per student?
    $10,025 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,583 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,664 per student, down 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Clayton Ridge Community School District's money come from?
    $17,036,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.6% state, 69.1% local and 4.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Clayton Ridge Community School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 84 of the 698 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.0%, 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 Clayton Ridge Community School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Clayton Ridge Community School District scored proficient or above: 74% in reading and 62% 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 the graduation rate in Clayton Ridge Community School District?
    70-74% of the 145 students in Clayton Ridge Community School District's 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.
  7. What is Clayton Ridge Community School District's NCES district ID?
    1913350. 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
  • 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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