Essex Community Schools

Listed by NCES as Essex Comm School District (district ID 1911040)

Public school district · Page County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1911040

Essex Community Schools spent $14,141 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 70% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,276). Its 2 schools enrolled 188 students in 2024-25; 38.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,391 per student, up 8.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% 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 Essex Community Schools in enrollment (170 to 243 students) and Essex Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Essex Community Schools, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Whiting Comm $17,718; Tri-County Schools $17,351; Seymour Community $17,220; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Essex Community Schools $14,141; Mormon Trail Comm $13,318; Ar-We-Va Comm $11,881; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k25kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Tri-County Schools$17,351Seymour Community$17,220Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Essex Community Schools$14,141Mormon Trail Comm$13,318Ar-We-Va Comm$11,881State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Essex Community Schools, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Whiting Comm $17,718; Tri-County Schools $17,351; Seymour Community $17,220; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Essex Community Schools $14,141; Mormon Trail Comm $13,318; Ar-We-Va Comm $11,881; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k25kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Tri-County Schools$17,351Seymour Community$17,220Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Essex Community Schools$14,141Mormon Trail Comm$13,318Ar-We-Va Comm$11,881State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Essex Community Schools, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Whiting Comm $17,718; Tri-County Schools $17,351; Seymour Community $17,220; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Essex Community Schools $14,141; Mormon Trail Comm $13,318; Ar-We-Va Comm $11,881; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k25kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Tri-County Schools$17,351Seymour Community$17,220Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Essex Community Schools$14,141Mormon Trail Comm$13,318Ar-We-Va Comm$11,881State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Essex Community Schools, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Whiting Comm $17,718; Tri-County Schools $17,351; Seymour Community $17,220; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Essex Community Schools $14,141; Mormon Trail Comm $13,318; Ar-We-Va Comm $11,881; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k25kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Tri-County Schools$17,351Seymour Community$17,220Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Essex Community Schools$14,141Mormon Trail Comm$13,318Ar-We-Va Comm$11,881State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$4,195,000 in revenue: 38.9% state, 54.2% local and 6.9% federal. Total spending including $866,000 of capital outlay was $4,360,000, or $21,165 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Essex Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,632,000; Local $2,272,000; Federal $291,000; total $4,195,000.
  • State$1,632,000 39%
  • Local$2,272,000 54%
  • Federal$291,000 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

206 students in 2022-23, 215 students in 2023-24, 188 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Essex Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 18801002003002022-232062023-242152024-25188
Essex Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 18801002003002022-232062023-242152024-25188
Essex Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 18801002003002022-232062023-242152024-25188
Essex Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 215, 2024-25: 18801002003002022-232062023-242152024-25188

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320619.110.8
2023-2421518.111.9
2024-2518816.611.3

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

$1,188,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,767 per student

Essex Community Schools booked $1,188,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 22 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 $53,634 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 5 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$896,00075.4%
Special education$180,00015.2%
Vocational$23,0001.9%
Other programs$89,0007.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,980 in 2018-19, $5,743 in 2019-20, $5,295 in 2020-21, $6,116 in 2021-22, $5,767 in 2022-23.

Essex Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,980, 2019-20: $5,743, 2020-21: $5,295, 2021-22: $6,116, 2022-23: $5,76702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,9802019-20$5,7432020-21$5,2952021-22$6,1162022-23$5,767
Essex Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,980, 2019-20: $5,743, 2020-21: $5,295, 2021-22: $6,116, 2022-23: $5,76702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,9802019-20$5,7432020-21$5,2952021-22$6,1162022-23$5,767
Essex Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,980, 2019-20: $5,743, 2020-21: $5,295, 2021-22: $6,116, 2022-23: $5,76702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,9802019-20$5,7432020-21$5,2952021-22$6,1162022-23$5,767
Essex Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,980, 2019-20: $5,743, 2020-21: $5,295, 2021-22: $6,116, 2022-23: $5,76702k4k6k8k2018-19$4,9802019-20$5,7432020-21$5,2952021-22$6,1162022-23$5,767

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 Essex Community Schools scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 65-69% 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 arts80-84%69.7%124
Math65-69%63.8%124

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

50% or more of the 11 students in Essex Community Schools' 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 rate50% or more87.5%
Students in the class1138,026

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, 101 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Essex Elementary School10113.525.7%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.

1 high school, 87 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Essex Junior-Senior High School879.521.8%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.

Contact Essex Community Schools

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 Essex Community Schools

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentEssex Community Schools ranks 62 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,141).#62 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaEssex Community Schools is the number 303 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 206 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#303 of 328
  3. Tri-County SchoolsThe next larger Iowa district: 211 students in fall 2022, $17,351 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,351
  4. Paton-Churdan Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 188 students in fall 2022, $15,016 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,016
  5. Compare Essex Community Schools with Tri-County SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Essex Junior-Senior High School, its largest high school87 students in 2024-25, 9.5 per teacher.87
  7. Teacher salary spending across IowaEssex Community Schools spent $53,634 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$53,634
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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 Essex Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Essex Community Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 188 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Essex Community Schools spend per student?
    $14,141 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 $15,391 per student, up 8.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Essex Community Schools' money come from?
    $4,195,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.9% state, 54.2% local and 6.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Essex Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 22 of the 171 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.9%, 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 Essex Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,188,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,767 per student. Divided by the 22 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $53,634 per teacher, more than 5 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 Essex Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Essex Community Schools scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading and 65-69% 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 Essex Community Schools?
    50% or more of the 11 students in Essex Community Schools' 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 Essex Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1911040. 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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