Oskaloosa Schools

Listed by NCES as Oskaloosa Comm School District (district ID 1921870)

Public school district · Mahaska County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1921870

Oskaloosa Schools spent $13,366 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other Iowa districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,583). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,048 students in 2024-25; 56.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,969 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Oskaloosa Schools in enrollment (1,969 to 2,341 students) and Oskaloosa Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Oskaloosa Schools, FY23Marion Independent $13,528; Oskaloosa Schools $13,366; Denison Comm $12,757; Spencer Comm $12,460; Boone Community $12,410; Glenwood Comm $12,120; Ballard Community $11,725; Le Mars Comm $11,576; North Polk Community $11,506; Adel DeSoto Minburn Community $11,402; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.10k11k12k13k14kMarion Independent$13,528Oskaloosa Schools$13,366Denison Comm$12,757Spencer Comm$12,460Boone Community$12,410Glenwood Comm$12,120Ballard Community$11,725Le Mars Comm$11,576North Polk Community$11,506Adel DeSoto Minburn Community$11,402State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Oskaloosa Schools, FY23Marion Independent $13,528; Oskaloosa Schools $13,366; Denison Comm $12,757; Spencer Comm $12,460; Boone Community $12,410; Glenwood Comm $12,120; Ballard Community $11,725; Le Mars Comm $11,576; North Polk Community $11,506; Adel DeSoto Minburn Community $11,402; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.10k11k12k13k14kMarion Independent$13,528Oskaloosa Schools$13,366Denison Comm$12,757Spencer Comm$12,460Boone Community$12,410Glenwood Comm$12,120Ballard Community$11,725Le Mars Comm$11,576North Polk Community$11,506Adel DeSoto Minburn Community$11,402State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Oskaloosa Schools, FY23Marion Independent $13,528; Oskaloosa Schools $13,366; Denison Comm $12,757; Spencer Comm $12,460; Boone Community $12,410; Glenwood Comm $12,120; Ballard Community $11,725; Le Mars Comm $11,576; North Polk Community $11,506; Adel DeSoto Minburn Community $11,402; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.10k12k14kMarion Independent$13,528Oskaloosa Schools$13,366Denison Comm$12,757Spencer Comm$12,460Boone Community$12,410Glenwood Comm$12,120Ballard Community$11,725Le Mars Comm$11,576North Polk Community$11,506Adel DeSoto Minburn Community$11,402State median, 1,000+ students $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Oskaloosa Schools, FY23Marion Independent $13,528; Oskaloosa Schools $13,366; Denison Comm $12,757; Spencer Comm $12,460; Boone Community $12,410; Glenwood Comm $12,120; Ballard Community $11,725; Le Mars Comm $11,576; North Polk Community $11,506; Adel DeSoto Minburn Community $11,402; State median, 1,000+ students $12,583.10k12k14kMarion Independent$13,528Oskaloosa Schools$13,366Denison Comm$12,757Spencer Comm$12,460Boone Community$12,410Glenwood Comm$12,120Ballard Community$11,725Le Mars Comm$11,576North Polk Community$11,506Adel DeSoto Minburn Community$11,402State median, 1,000+ students $12,583

Where the money came from

$35,785,000 in revenue: 56.6% state, 32.3% local and 11.1% federal. Total spending including $6,766,000 of capital outlay was $37,933,000, or $17,935 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Oskaloosa Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $20,264,000; Local $11,548,000; Federal $3,973,000; total $35,785,000.
  • State$20,264,000 57%
  • Local$11,548,000 32%
  • Federal$3,973,000 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 125 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

2,081 students in 2022-23, 2,091 students in 2023-24, 2,048 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Oskaloosa Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,081, 2023-24: 2,091, 2024-25: 2,04801k2k3k2022-232,0812023-242,0912024-252,048
Oskaloosa Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,081, 2023-24: 2,091, 2024-25: 2,04801k2k3k2022-232,0812023-242,0912024-252,048
Oskaloosa Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,081, 2023-24: 2,091, 2024-25: 2,04801k2k3k2022-232,0812023-242,0912024-252,048
Oskaloosa Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,081, 2023-24: 2,091, 2024-25: 2,04801k2k3k2022-232,0812023-242,0912024-252,048

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,081158.913.1
2023-242,091159.413.1
2024-252,048154.513.3

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

$9,468,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,477 per student

Oskaloosa Schools booked $9,468,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 160 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 $59,223 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 22 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$6,430,00067.9%
Special education$1,211,00012.8%
Vocational$457,0004.8%
Other programs$1,370,00014.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,070 in 2018-19, $4,054 in 2019-20, $4,206 in 2020-21, $4,415 in 2021-22, $4,477 in 2022-23.

Oskaloosa Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,070, 2019-20: $4,054, 2020-21: $4,206, 2021-22: $4,415, 2022-23: $4,47702k4k6k2018-19$4,0702019-20$4,0542020-21$4,2062021-22$4,4152022-23$4,477
Oskaloosa Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,070, 2019-20: $4,054, 2020-21: $4,206, 2021-22: $4,415, 2022-23: $4,47702k4k6k2018-19$4,0702019-20$4,0542020-21$4,2062021-22$4,4152022-23$4,477
Oskaloosa Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,070, 2019-20: $4,054, 2020-21: $4,206, 2021-22: $4,415, 2022-23: $4,47702k4k6k2018-19$4,0702019-20$4,0542020-21$4,2062021-22$4,4152022-23$4,477
Oskaloosa Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,070, 2019-20: $4,054, 2020-21: $4,206, 2021-22: $4,415, 2022-23: $4,47702k4k6k2018-19$4,0702019-20$4,0542020-21$4,2062021-22$4,4152022-23$4,477

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 Oskaloosa Schools scored proficient or above: 67% in reading and 63% 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 arts67%69.7%1,340
Math63%63.8%1,342

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 158 students in Oskaloosa 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 rate90‑94%87.5%
Students in the class15838,026

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, 903 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oskaloosa Elementary School90312.138.3%Schoolwide 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 middle school, 404 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oskaloosa Middle School40411.538.1%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.

1 high school, 632 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oskaloosa High School63215.533.7%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.

1 other school, 109 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PK10927.916.5%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Oskaloosa Virtual Academy

School in Oskaloosa; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 42 students; 21.2 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa Schools

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentOskaloosa Schools ranks 32 of 125 Iowa districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,366).#32 of 125
  2. Every school district in IowaOskaloosa Schools is the number 47 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 2,115 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#47 of 328
  3. Marion Independent School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 2,229 students in fall 2022, $13,528 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,528
  4. Glenwood Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 2,071 students in fall 2022, $12,120 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,120
  5. Compare Oskaloosa Schools with Marion Independent School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Oskaloosa High School, its largest high school632 students in 2024-25, 15.5 per teacher.632
  7. Teacher salary spending across IowaOskaloosa Schools spent $59,223 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$59,223
  8. 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 Oskaloosa Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Oskaloosa Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,048 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Oskaloosa Schools spend per student?
    $13,366 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,583 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,969 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Oskaloosa Schools' money come from?
    $35,785,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.6% state, 32.3% local and 11.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Oskaloosa Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 352 of the 2,634 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.4%, 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 Oskaloosa Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,468,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,477 per student. Divided by the 160 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,223 per teacher, more than 22 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 Oskaloosa Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Oskaloosa Schools scored proficient or above: 67% in reading and 63% 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 Oskaloosa Schools?
    90-94% of the 158 students in Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa Schools' NCES district ID?
    1921870. 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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