Laurens-Marathon Comm School District

Public school district · Pocahontas County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1916420

Laurens-Marathon Comm School District spent $16,164 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,276). Its one school enrolled 147 students in 2024-25; 43.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,255 per student, up 31.5% 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 Laurens-Marathon Comm in enrollment (119 to 164 students) and Laurens-Marathon Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Laurens-Marathon Comm, FY23Andrew Comm $18,347; Schleswig Comm $17,871; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Diagonal Comm $17,085; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm $16,597; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12k14k16k18k20kAndrew Comm$18,347Schleswig Comm$17,871Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Diagonal Comm$17,085Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm$16,597Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164Morning Sun Comm$14,702State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Laurens-Marathon Comm, FY23Andrew Comm $18,347; Schleswig Comm $17,871; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Diagonal Comm $17,085; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm $16,597; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12k14k16k18k20kAndrew Comm$18,347Schleswig Comm$17,871Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Diagonal Comm$17,085Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm$16,597Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164Morning Sun Comm$14,702State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Laurens-Marathon Comm, FY23Andrew Comm $18,347; Schleswig Comm $17,871; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Diagonal Comm $17,085; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm $16,597; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k14k18k20kAndrew Comm$18,347Schleswig Comm$17,871Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Diagonal Comm$17,085Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm$16,597Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164Morning Sun Comm$14,702State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Laurens-Marathon Comm, FY23Andrew Comm $18,347; Schleswig Comm $17,871; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Diagonal Comm $17,085; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm $16,597; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Laurens-Marathon Comm $16,164; Morning Sun Comm $14,702; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k14k18k20kAndrew Comm$18,347Schleswig Comm$17,871Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Diagonal Comm$17,085Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm$16,597Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Laurens-Marathon Comm$16,164Morning Sun Comm$14,702State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$5,122,000 in revenue: 43.8% state, 45.8% local and 10.4% federal. Total spending including $558,000 of capital outlay was $4,626,000, or $33,043 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Laurens-Marathon Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,245,000; Local $2,344,000; Federal $533,000; total $5,122,000.
  • State$2,245,000 44%
  • Local$2,344,000 46%
  • Federal$533,000 10%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

140 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 147 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Laurens-Marathon Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1470501001502022-231402023-241452024-25147
Laurens-Marathon Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1470501001502022-231402023-241452024-25147
Laurens-Marathon Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1470501001502022-231402023-241452024-25147
Laurens-Marathon Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 140, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1470501001502022-231402023-241452024-25147

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314012.910.8
2023-2414515.19.6
2024-2514714.010.5

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

$696,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,971 per student

Laurens-Marathon Comm School District booked $696,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 13 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 $54,545 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 7 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$396,00056.9%
Special education$108,00015.5%
Other programs$192,00027.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,667 in 2018-19, $5,006 in 2019-20, $5,216 in 2020-21, $5,279 in 2021-22, $4,971 in 2022-23.

Laurens-Marathon Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,667, 2019-20: $5,006, 2020-21: $5,216, 2021-22: $5,279, 2022-23: $4,97102k4k6k2018-19$5,6672019-20$5,0062020-21$5,2162021-22$5,2792022-23$4,971
Laurens-Marathon Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,667, 2019-20: $5,006, 2020-21: $5,216, 2021-22: $5,279, 2022-23: $4,97102k4k6k2018-19$5,6672019-20$5,0062020-21$5,2162021-22$5,2792022-23$4,971
Laurens-Marathon Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,667, 2019-20: $5,006, 2020-21: $5,216, 2021-22: $5,279, 2022-23: $4,97102k4k6k2018-19$5,6672019-20$5,0062020-21$5,2162021-22$5,2792022-23$4,971
Laurens-Marathon Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,667, 2019-20: $5,006, 2020-21: $5,216, 2021-22: $5,279, 2022-23: $4,97102k4k6k2018-19$5,6672019-20$5,0062020-21$5,2162021-22$5,2792022-23$4,971

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 Laurens-Marathon Comm School District scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading and 60-64% 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 arts65-69%69.7%61
Math60-64%63.8%61

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, 147 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School14710.537.4%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.

Contact Laurens-Marathon 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 Laurens-Marathon Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentLaurens-Marathon Comm School District ranks 25 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,164).#25 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaLaurens-Marathon Comm School District is the number 315 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 140 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#315 of 328
  3. Andrew Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 147 students in fall 2022, $18,347 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,347
  4. Schleswig Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 139 students in fall 2022, $17,871 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,871
  5. Compare Laurens-Marathon Comm School District with Andrew Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IowaLaurens-Marathon Comm School District spent $54,545 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$54,545
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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 Laurens-Marathon Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Laurens-Marathon Comm School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 147 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Laurens-Marathon Comm School District spend per student?
    $16,164 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 $21,255 per student, up 31.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Laurens-Marathon Comm School District's money come from?
    $5,122,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.8% state, 45.8% local and 10.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Laurens-Marathon Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 54 of the 353 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.3%, 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 Laurens-Marathon Comm School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $696,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,971 per student. Divided by the 13 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,545 per teacher, more than 7 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 Laurens-Marathon Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Laurens-Marathon Comm School District scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading and 60-64% 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 Laurens-Marathon Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1916420. 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 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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