Tipton Comm School District

Public school district · Cedar County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1927870

Tipton Comm School District spent $12,086 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 84% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,276). Its 3 schools enrolled 842 students in 2024-25; 50.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,793 per student, up 5.8% 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 Tipton Comm in enrollment (916 to 980 students) and Tipton Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Tipton Comm, FY23Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD $13,838; Dike-New Hartford Comm $13,499; Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm $13,452; South Central Calhoun Comm $12,957; Tipton Comm $12,086; Rock Valley Comm $12,017; Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community Schools $11,689; West Marshall Comm $11,199; Mediapolis Community $11,170; West Burlington Independent $10,805; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14k16kEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont …$13,838Dike-New Hartford Comm$13,499Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Id…$13,452South Central Calhoun Comm$12,957Tipton Comm$12,086Rock Valley Comm$12,017Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Commun…$11,689West Marshall Comm$11,199Mediapolis Community$11,170West Burlington Independent$10,805State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Tipton Comm, FY23Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD $13,838; Dike-New Hartford Comm $13,499; Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm $13,452; South Central Calhoun Comm $12,957; Tipton Comm $12,086; Rock Valley Comm $12,017; Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community Schools $11,689; West Marshall Comm $11,199; Mediapolis Community $11,170; West Burlington Independent $10,805; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14k16kEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD$13,838Dike-New Hartford Comm$13,499Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Gro…$13,452South Central Calhoun Comm$12,957Tipton Comm$12,086Rock Valley Comm$12,017Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community S…$11,689West Marshall Comm$11,199Mediapolis Community$11,170West Burlington Independent$10,805State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Tipton Comm, FY23Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD $13,838; Dike-New Hartford Comm $13,499; Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm $13,452; South Central Calhoun Comm $12,957; Tipton Comm $12,086; Rock Valley Comm $12,017; Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community Schools $11,689; West Marshall Comm $11,199; Mediapolis Community $11,170; West Burlington Independent $10,805; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k12k16kEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD$13,838Dike-New Hartford Comm$13,499Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm$13,452South Central Calhoun Comm$12,957Tipton Comm$12,086Rock Valley Comm$12,017Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community Schools$11,689West Marshall Comm$11,199Mediapolis Community$11,170West Burlington Independent$10,805State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Tipton Comm, FY23Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD $13,838; Dike-New Hartford Comm $13,499; Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm $13,452; South Central Calhoun Comm $12,957; Tipton Comm $12,086; Rock Valley Comm $12,017; Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community Schools $11,689; West Marshall Comm $11,199; Mediapolis Community $11,170; West Burlington Independent $10,805; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k12k16kEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD$13,838Dike-New Hartford Comm$13,499Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove C…$13,452South Central Calhoun Comm$12,957Tipton Comm$12,086Rock Valley Comm$12,017Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community Schoo…$11,689West Marshall Comm$11,199Mediapolis Community$11,170West Burlington Independent$10,805State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$14,822,000 in revenue: 50.1% state, 44.1% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $1,055,000 of capital outlay was $13,014,000, or $13,830 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tipton Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,424,000; Local $6,543,000; Federal $855,000; total $14,822,000.
  • State$7,424,000 50%
  • Local$6,543,000 44%
  • Federal$855,000 6%

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

941 students in 2022-23, 894 students in 2023-24, 842 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tipton Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 941, 2023-24: 894, 2024-25: 84202505007501k2022-239412023-248942024-25842
Tipton Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 941, 2023-24: 894, 2024-25: 84202505007501k2022-239412023-248942024-25842
Tipton Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 941, 2023-24: 894, 2024-25: 84202505007501k2022-239412023-248942024-25842
Tipton Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 941, 2023-24: 894, 2024-25: 84202505007501k2022-239412023-248942024-25842

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2394167.613.9
2023-2489465.513.7
2024-2584262.813.4

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

$3,969,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,218 per student

Tipton Comm School District booked $3,969,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 69 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 $57,731 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 16 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$2,741,00069.1%
Special education$488,00012.3%
Vocational$232,0005.8%
Other programs$508,00012.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,642 in 2018-19, $3,687 in 2019-20, $3,909 in 2020-21, $4,045 in 2021-22, $4,218 in 2022-23.

Tipton Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,642, 2019-20: $3,687, 2020-21: $3,909, 2021-22: $4,045, 2022-23: $4,21802k4k6k2018-19$3,6422019-20$3,6872020-21$3,9092021-22$4,0452022-23$4,218
Tipton Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,642, 2019-20: $3,687, 2020-21: $3,909, 2021-22: $4,045, 2022-23: $4,21802k4k6k2018-19$3,6422019-20$3,6872020-21$3,9092021-22$4,0452022-23$4,218
Tipton Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,642, 2019-20: $3,687, 2020-21: $3,909, 2021-22: $4,045, 2022-23: $4,21802k4k6k2018-19$3,6422019-20$3,6872020-21$3,9092021-22$4,0452022-23$4,218
Tipton Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,642, 2019-20: $3,687, 2020-21: $3,909, 2021-22: $4,045, 2022-23: $4,21802k4k6k2018-19$3,6422019-20$3,6872020-21$3,9092021-22$4,0452022-23$4,218

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 Tipton Comm School District scored proficient or above: 75% in reading and 66% 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 arts75%69.7%641
Math66%63.8%641

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 Tipton 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 rate90‑94%87.5%
Students in the class7538,026

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, 284 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tipton Elementary School28413.019.4%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.

1 middle school, 256 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tipton Middle School25612.021.9%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, 302 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tipton High School30215.523.2%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 Tipton 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 Tipton Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentTipton Comm School District ranks 170 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,086).#170 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaTipton Comm School District is the number 137 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 941 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#137 of 328
  3. Dike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 945 students in fall 2022, $13,499 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,499
  4. South Central Calhoun Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 916 students in fall 2022, $12,957 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,957
  5. Compare Tipton Comm School District with Dike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Tipton High School, its largest high school302 students in 2024-25, 15.5 per teacher.302
  7. Teacher salary spending across IowaTipton Comm School District spent $57,731 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$57,731
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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 Tipton Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Tipton Comm School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 842 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tipton Comm School District spend per student?
    $12,086 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 $12,793 per student, up 5.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tipton Comm School District's money come from?
    $14,822,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.1% state, 44.1% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tipton Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 65 of the 766 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.5%, 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 Tipton Comm School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,969,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,218 per student. Divided by the 69 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,731 per teacher, more than 16 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 Tipton Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tipton Comm School District scored proficient or above: 75% in reading and 66% 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 Tipton Comm School District?
    90-94% of the 75 students in Tipton 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 Tipton Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1927870. 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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