Clear Lake Comm School District

Public school district · Cerro Gordo County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1907620

Clear Lake Comm School District spent $11,859 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 75% of the other Iowa districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,583). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,454 students in 2024-25; 33.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,438 per student, up 4.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 Clear Lake Comm in enrollment (1,466 to 1,541 students) and Clear Lake Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Clear Lake Comm, FY23Fairfield Community $14,534; Charles City Community $14,332; 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$14,534Charles City Community$14,332South 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 Clear Lake Comm, FY23Fairfield Community $14,534; Charles City Community $14,332; 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$14,534Charles City Community$14,332South 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 Clear Lake Comm, FY23Fairfield Community $14,534; Charles City Community $14,332; 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$14,534Charles City Community$14,332South 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 Clear Lake Comm, FY23Fairfield Community $14,534; Charles City Community $14,332; 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$14,534Charles City Community$14,332South 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

$23,671,000 in revenue: 33.2% state, 61.3% local and 5.6% federal. Total spending including $2,127,000 of capital outlay was $21,172,000, or $14,162 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Clear Lake Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,854,000; Local $14,502,000; Federal $1,315,000; total $23,671,000.
  • State$7,854,000 33%
  • Local$14,502,000 61%
  • Federal$1,315,000 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 125 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,480 students in 2022-23, 1,472 students in 2023-24, 1,454 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Clear Lake Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,480, 2023-24: 1,472, 2024-25: 1,45405001k1.5k2022-231,4802023-241,4722024-251,454
Clear Lake Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,480, 2023-24: 1,472, 2024-25: 1,45405001k1.5k2022-231,4802023-241,4722024-251,454
Clear Lake Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,480, 2023-24: 1,472, 2024-25: 1,45405001k1.5k2022-231,4802023-241,4722024-251,454
Clear Lake Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,480, 2023-24: 1,472, 2024-25: 1,45405001k1.5k2022-231,4802023-241,4722024-251,454

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,48096.015.4
2023-241,472101.514.5
2024-251,45499.714.6

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

$6,115,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,090 per student

Clear Lake Comm School District booked $6,115,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 98 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 $62,673 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 45 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$4,091,00066.9%
Special education$922,00015.1%
Vocational$140,0002.3%
Other programs$962,00015.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,674 in 2018-19, $3,701 in 2019-20, $3,781 in 2020-21, $4,239 in 2021-22, $4,090 in 2022-23.

Clear Lake Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,674, 2019-20: $3,701, 2020-21: $3,781, 2021-22: $4,239, 2022-23: $4,09002k4k6k2018-19$3,6742019-20$3,7012020-21$3,7812021-22$4,2392022-23$4,090
Clear Lake Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,674, 2019-20: $3,701, 2020-21: $3,781, 2021-22: $4,239, 2022-23: $4,09002k4k6k2018-19$3,6742019-20$3,7012020-21$3,7812021-22$4,2392022-23$4,090
Clear Lake Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,674, 2019-20: $3,701, 2020-21: $3,781, 2021-22: $4,239, 2022-23: $4,09002k4k6k2018-19$3,6742019-20$3,7012020-21$3,7812021-22$4,2392022-23$4,090
Clear Lake Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,674, 2019-20: $3,701, 2020-21: $3,781, 2021-22: $4,239, 2022-23: $4,09002k4k6k2018-19$3,6742019-20$3,7012020-21$3,7812021-22$4,2392022-23$4,090

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 Clear Lake Comm School District scored proficient or above: 81% in reading and 71% 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 arts81%69.7%959
Math71%63.8%960

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

95% or more of the 104 students in Clear Lake Comm 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 rate95% or more87.5%
Students in the class10438,026

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, 685 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clear Creek Elementary School68514.425.8%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 middle school, 308 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clear Lake Middle School30813.827.3%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 high school, 461 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Clear Lake High School46115.424.1%Not Title I

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 Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentClear Lake Comm School District ranks 94 of 125 Iowa districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,859).#94 of 125
  2. Every school district in IowaClear Lake Comm School District is the number 78 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 1,495 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#78 of 328
  3. Independence Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 1,496 students in fall 2022, $12,274 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,274
  4. South Tama County Community School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 1,488 students in fall 2022, $13,294 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,294
  5. Compare Clear Lake Comm School District with Independence Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Clear Lake High School, its largest high school461 students in 2024-25, 15.4 per teacher.461
  7. Teacher salary spending across IowaClear Lake Comm School District spent $62,673 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$62,673
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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 Clear Lake Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Clear Lake Comm School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,454 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Clear Lake Comm School District spend per student?
    $11,859 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 $12,438 per student, up 4.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Clear Lake Comm School District's money come from?
    $23,671,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.2% state, 61.3% local and 5.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Clear Lake Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 88 of the 1,254 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.0%, 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 much does Clear Lake Comm School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,115,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,090 per student. Divided by the 98 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,673 per teacher, more than 45 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 Clear Lake Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Clear Lake Comm School District scored proficient or above: 81% in reading and 71% 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 the graduation rate in Clear Lake Comm School District?
    95% or more of the 104 students in Clear Lake Comm 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.
  8. What is Clear Lake Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1907620. 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
  • 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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