Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District

Public school district · Cherokee County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1918630

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spent $15,044 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 83% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,276). Its 2 schools enrolled 379 students in 2024-25; 29.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,305 per student, down 4.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm in enrollment (377 to 395 students) and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm, FY23Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm $15,044; Colo-NESCO Community $14,910; Tripoli Comm $14,578; Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist $14,386; Glidden Ralston Community $13,337; Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm $12,955; Winfield-Mt Union Comm $12,348; Moravia Comm $12,131; Lamoni Community Schools $11,442; West Bend-Mallard School $10,663; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14k16kMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm$15,044Colo-NESCO Community$14,910Tripoli Comm$14,578Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Com…$14,386Glidden Ralston Community$13,337Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm$12,955Winfield-Mt Union Comm$12,348Moravia Comm$12,131Lamoni Community Schools$11,442West Bend-Mallard School$10,663State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm, FY23Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm $15,044; Colo-NESCO Community $14,910; Tripoli Comm $14,578; Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist $14,386; Glidden Ralston Community $13,337; Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm $12,955; Winfield-Mt Union Comm $12,348; Moravia Comm $12,131; Lamoni Community Schools $11,442; West Bend-Mallard School $10,663; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14k16kMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm$15,044Colo-NESCO Community$14,910Tripoli Comm$14,578Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch…$14,386Glidden Ralston Community$13,337Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm$12,955Winfield-Mt Union Comm$12,348Moravia Comm$12,131Lamoni Community Schools$11,442West Bend-Mallard School$10,663State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm, FY23Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm $15,044; Colo-NESCO Community $14,910; Tripoli Comm $14,578; Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist $14,386; Glidden Ralston Community $13,337; Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm $12,955; Winfield-Mt Union Comm $12,348; Moravia Comm $12,131; Lamoni Community Schools $11,442; West Bend-Mallard School $10,663; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k12k16kMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm$15,044Colo-NESCO Community$14,910Tripoli Comm$14,578Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist$14,386Glidden Ralston Community$13,337Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm$12,955Winfield-Mt Union Comm$12,348Moravia Comm$12,131Lamoni Community Schools$11,442West Bend-Mallard School$10,663State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm, FY23Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm $15,044; Colo-NESCO Community $14,910; Tripoli Comm $14,578; Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist $14,386; Glidden Ralston Community $13,337; Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm $12,955; Winfield-Mt Union Comm $12,348; Moravia Comm $12,131; Lamoni Community Schools $11,442; West Bend-Mallard School $10,663; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k12k16kMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm$15,044Colo-NESCO Community$14,910Tripoli Comm$14,578Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist$14,386Glidden Ralston Community$13,337Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm$12,955Winfield-Mt Union Comm$12,348Moravia Comm$12,131Lamoni Community Schools$11,442West Bend-Mallard School$10,663State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$10,345,000 in revenue: 29.2% state, 67.5% local and 3.3% federal. Total spending including $15,048,000 of capital outlay was $22,979,000, or $59,531 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,019,000; Local $6,985,000; Federal $341,000; total $10,345,000.
  • State$3,019,000 29%
  • Local$6,985,000 68%
  • Federal$341,000 3%

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

386 students in 2022-23, 384 students in 2023-24, 379 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 37901002003004002022-233862023-243842024-25379
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 37901002003004002022-233862023-243842024-25379
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 37901002003004002022-233862023-243842024-25379
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 37901002003004002022-233862023-243842024-25379

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338628.813.4
2023-2438427.813.8
2024-2537925.814.7

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

$1,858,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,813 per student

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District booked $1,858,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 39 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 $47,253 of salary spending per teacher. That is less than any other Iowa district 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$1,297,00069.8%
Special education$206,00011.1%
Vocational$174,0009.4%
Other programs$181,0009.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,798 in 2018-19, $4,628 in 2019-20, $5,223 in 2020-21, $4,891 in 2021-22, $4,813 in 2022-23.

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,798, 2019-20: $4,628, 2020-21: $5,223, 2021-22: $4,891, 2022-23: $4,81302k4k6k2018-19$4,7982019-20$4,6282020-21$5,2232021-22$4,8912022-23$4,813
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,798, 2019-20: $4,628, 2020-21: $5,223, 2021-22: $4,891, 2022-23: $4,81302k4k6k2018-19$4,7982019-20$4,6282020-21$5,2232021-22$4,8912022-23$4,813
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,798, 2019-20: $4,628, 2020-21: $5,223, 2021-22: $4,891, 2022-23: $4,81302k4k6k2018-19$4,7982019-20$4,6282020-21$5,2232021-22$4,8912022-23$4,813
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,798, 2019-20: $4,628, 2020-21: $5,223, 2021-22: $4,891, 2022-23: $4,81302k4k6k2018-19$4,7982019-20$4,6282020-21$5,2232021-22$4,8912022-23$4,813

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 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District scored proficient or above: 74% in reading and 74% 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%203
Math74%63.8%202

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% or more of the 48 students in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 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 rate90% or more87.5%
Students in the class4838,026

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, 166 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
MMCRU Marcus Elementary16615.421.7%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, 213 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
MMCRU High School21314.220.7%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 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 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 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District ranks 36 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,044).#36 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District is the number 273 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 386 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#273 of 328
  3. Colo-NESCO Community School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 387 students in fall 2022, $14,910 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,910
  4. Moravia Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 382 students in fall 2022, $12,131 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,131
  5. Compare Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District with Colo-NESCO Community School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. MMCRU High School, its largest high school213 students in 2024-25, 14.2 per teacher.213
  7. Teacher salary spending across IowaMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spent $47,253 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$47,253
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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 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 379 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spend per student?
    $15,044 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 $14,305 per student, down 4.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District's money come from?
    $10,345,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 29.2% state, 67.5% local and 3.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 61 of the 543 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.2%, 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.
  5. How much does Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,858,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,813 per student. Divided by the 39 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,253 per teacher, less than any other Iowa district with a figure (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 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District scored proficient or above: 74% in reading and 74% 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 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District?
    90% or more of the 48 students in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 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 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1918630. 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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