Moulton-Udell Comm School District

Public school district · Appanoose County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1919800

Moulton-Udell Comm School District spent $16,524 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 90% 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; 42.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,897 per student, down 9.8% 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 Moulton-Udell Comm in enrollment (147 to 185 students) and Moulton-Udell Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Moulton-Udell Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Andrew Comm $18,347; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Andrew Comm$18,347Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Moulton-Udell Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Andrew Comm $18,347; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Andrew Comm$18,347Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Moulton-Udell Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Andrew Comm $18,347; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Andrew Comm$18,347Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Moulton-Udell Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; Andrew Comm $18,347; Whiting Comm $17,718; Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm $17,445; Orient-Macksburg Comm $17,033; Alden Comm $16,654; Moulton-Udell Comm $16,524; Charter Oak-Ute Comm $15,838; CAL Comm $15,511; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Andrew Comm$18,347Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$3,450,000 in revenue: 42.6% state, 47.8% local and 9.7% federal. Total spending including $552,000 of capital outlay was $3,709,000, or $22,616 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Moulton-Udell Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,468,000; Local $1,649,000; Federal $333,000; total $3,450,000.
  • State$1,468,000 43%
  • Local$1,649,000 48%
  • Federal$333,000 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

164 students in 2022-23, 184 students in 2023-24, 188 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Moulton-Udell Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 164, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231642023-241842024-25188
Moulton-Udell Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 164, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231642023-241842024-25188
Moulton-Udell Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 164, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231642023-241842024-25188
Moulton-Udell Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 164, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231642023-241842024-25188

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316418.09.1
2023-2418417.610.5
2024-2518816.411.5

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Moulton-Udell Comm School District scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 40-44% 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 arts50-54%69.7%106
Math40-44%63.8%106

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 7 students in Moulton-Udell 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 rate50% or more87.5%
Students in the class738,026

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, 103 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Moulton Elementary School10310.757.3%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, 85 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Moulton-Udell High School8512.647.1%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 Moulton-Udell 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 Moulton-Udell Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentMoulton-Udell Comm School District ranks 22 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,524).#22 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaMoulton-Udell Comm School District is the number 310 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 164 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#310 of 328
  3. Delwood Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 165 students in fall 2022, $14,182 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,182
  4. Alden Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 159 students in fall 2022, $16,654 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,654
  5. Compare Moulton-Udell Comm School District with Delwood Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Moulton-Udell High School, its largest high school85 students in 2024-25, 12.6 per teacher.85
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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 Moulton-Udell Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Moulton-Udell Comm School District?
    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 Moulton-Udell Comm School District spend per student?
    $16,524 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 $14,897 per student, down 9.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Moulton-Udell Comm School District's money come from?
    $3,450,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.6% state, 47.8% local and 9.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Moulton-Udell Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 42 of the 250 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.8%, 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 do students in Moulton-Udell Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Moulton-Udell Comm School District scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 40-44% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Moulton-Udell Comm School District?
    50% or more of the 7 students in Moulton-Udell 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.
  7. What is Moulton-Udell Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1919800. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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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