Iola USD 257
Listed by NCES as Iola (district ID 2007740)
Public school district · Allen County · Kansas · NCES district ID 2007740
Iola USD 257 spent $14,692 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Kansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,446). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,175 students in 2024-25; 68.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,661 per student, down 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Kansas: 88%).
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 Kansas districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Iola USD 257 in enrollment (1,089 to 1,214 students) and Iola USD 257 itself.
Where the money came from
$20,652,000 in revenue: 68.2% state, 21.3% local and 10.5% federal. Total spending including $5,039,000 of capital outlay was $23,979,000, or $19,867 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$14,085,000 68%
- Local$4,391,000 21%
- Federal$2,176,000 11%
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 83 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
1,207 students in 2022-23, 1,180 students in 2023-24, 1,175 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,207 | 81.8 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,180 | 84.9 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,175 | 102.9 | 11.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$5,196,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,305 per student
Iola USD 257 booked $5,196,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 84 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 $62,005 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 70 in 100 Kansas districts with a figure (state median $57,761, 260 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 Kansas teacher salary at $54,815 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $4,854,000 | 93.4% |
| Vocational | $339,000 | 6.5% |
| Other programs | $3,000 | 0.1% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,660 in 2018-19, $3,859 in 2019-20, $3,729 in 2020-21, $3,748 in 2021-22, $4,305 in 2022-23.
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 Iola USD 257 scored proficient or above: 25% in reading and 20% in math, against 32.5% in reading and 29.4% in math across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Kansas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 25% | 32.5% | 561 |
| Math | 20% | 29.4% | 556 |
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
90-94% of the 75 students in Iola USD 257's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. 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.
| This district | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 75 | 36,783 |
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, 619 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iola Elementary School | 619 | 12.3 | 48.5% | Not reported |
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, 238 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iola Middle School | 238 | 9.4 | 53.4% | 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.
2 high schools, 318 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iola Senior High | 296 | 11.2 | 43.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Iola High School Virtual | 22 | 30.6 | not reported | 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 Iola USD 257
- Website: usd257.org
- Phone: (620) 365-4700
- Office: 305 North Washington Street, Iola, KS 66749
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 Iola USD 257
- Kansas districts by spending per studentIola USD 257 ranks 21 of 83 Kansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,692).#21 of 83
- Every school district in KansasIola USD 257 is the number 71 by size of 290 Kansas districts, with 1,207 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#71 of 290
- PrattThe next larger Kansas district: 1,214 students in fall 2022, $12,729 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,729
- Chapman Unified School District 473The next smaller Kansas district: 1,154 students in fall 2022, $13,398 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,398
- Compare Iola USD 257 with PrattEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Iola Senior High, its largest high school296 students in 2024-25, 11.2 per teacher.296
- Teacher salary spending across KansasIola USD 257 spent $62,005 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $57,761); spending, not a salary.$62,005
- 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 Iola USD 257
How many schools and students are in Iola USD 257?
4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 1,175 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Iola USD 257 spend per student?
$14,692 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Kansas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,446 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,661 per student, down 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Iola USD 257's money come from?
$20,652,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 68.2% state, 21.3% local and 10.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Iola USD 257 live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 253 of the 1,255 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.2%, 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.How much does Iola USD 257 spend on teacher salaries?
$5,196,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,305 per student. Divided by the 84 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,005 per teacher, more than 70 in 100 Kansas districts (state median $57,761). 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 Kansas teacher salary at $54,815 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Iola USD 257 do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Iola USD 257 scored proficient or above: 25% in reading and 20% in math, against 32.5% in reading and 29.4% in math across Kansas. Kansas'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.What is the graduation rate in Iola USD 257?
90-94% of the 75 students in Iola USD 257's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. 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.What is Iola USD 257's NCES district ID?
2007740. 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