Tri-Center Comm School District

Public school district · Pottawattamie County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1927990

Tri-Center Comm School District spent $11,880 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 87% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,276). Its 3 schools enrolled 724 students in 2024-25; 51.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,346 per student, up 3.9% 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 Tri-Center Comm in enrollment (709 to 739 students) and Tri-Center Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Tri-Center Comm, FY23IKM-Manning Comm $14,038; Pocahontas Area Community School $13,907; Sibley-Ocheyedan Community $13,690; Colfax-Mingo Comm $13,637; Wapsie Valley Comm $13,103; East Marshall Community Schools $12,516; Lisbon Community Schools $12,102; Tri-Center Comm $11,880; Lawton-Bronson Comm $11,483; Logan-Magnolia Comm $10,742; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14k16kIKM-Manning Comm$14,038Pocahontas Area Community Scho…$13,907Sibley-Ocheyedan Community$13,690Colfax-Mingo Comm$13,637Wapsie Valley Comm$13,103East Marshall Community Schools$12,516Lisbon Community Schools$12,102Tri-Center Comm$11,880Lawton-Bronson Comm$11,483Logan-Magnolia Comm$10,742State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Tri-Center Comm, FY23IKM-Manning Comm $14,038; Pocahontas Area Community School $13,907; Sibley-Ocheyedan Community $13,690; Colfax-Mingo Comm $13,637; Wapsie Valley Comm $13,103; East Marshall Community Schools $12,516; Lisbon Community Schools $12,102; Tri-Center Comm $11,880; Lawton-Bronson Comm $11,483; Logan-Magnolia Comm $10,742; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k10k12k14k16kIKM-Manning Comm$14,038Pocahontas Area Community School$13,907Sibley-Ocheyedan Community$13,690Colfax-Mingo Comm$13,637Wapsie Valley Comm$13,103East Marshall Community Schools$12,516Lisbon Community Schools$12,102Tri-Center Comm$11,880Lawton-Bronson Comm$11,483Logan-Magnolia Comm$10,742State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Tri-Center Comm, FY23IKM-Manning Comm $14,038; Pocahontas Area Community School $13,907; Sibley-Ocheyedan Community $13,690; Colfax-Mingo Comm $13,637; Wapsie Valley Comm $13,103; East Marshall Community Schools $12,516; Lisbon Community Schools $12,102; Tri-Center Comm $11,880; Lawton-Bronson Comm $11,483; Logan-Magnolia Comm $10,742; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k12k16kIKM-Manning Comm$14,038Pocahontas Area Community School$13,907Sibley-Ocheyedan Community$13,690Colfax-Mingo Comm$13,637Wapsie Valley Comm$13,103East Marshall Community Schools$12,516Lisbon Community Schools$12,102Tri-Center Comm$11,880Lawton-Bronson Comm$11,483Logan-Magnolia Comm$10,742State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Tri-Center Comm, FY23IKM-Manning Comm $14,038; Pocahontas Area Community School $13,907; Sibley-Ocheyedan Community $13,690; Colfax-Mingo Comm $13,637; Wapsie Valley Comm $13,103; East Marshall Community Schools $12,516; Lisbon Community Schools $12,102; Tri-Center Comm $11,880; Lawton-Bronson Comm $11,483; Logan-Magnolia Comm $10,742; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.8k12k16kIKM-Manning Comm$14,038Pocahontas Area Community School$13,907Sibley-Ocheyedan Community$13,690Colfax-Mingo Comm$13,637Wapsie Valley Comm$13,103East Marshall Community Schools$12,516Lisbon Community Schools$12,102Tri-Center Comm$11,880Lawton-Bronson Comm$11,483Logan-Magnolia Comm$10,742State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$11,393,000 in revenue: 51.6% state, 43.6% local and 4.8% federal. Total spending including $630,000 of capital outlay was $9,928,000, or $13,713 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tri-Center Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,881,000; Local $4,964,000; Federal $548,000; total $11,393,000.
  • State$5,881,000 52%
  • Local$4,964,000 44%
  • Federal$548,000 5%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

724 students in 2022-23, 720 students in 2023-24, 724 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tri-Center Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 724, 2023-24: 720, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-237242023-247202024-25724
Tri-Center Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 724, 2023-24: 720, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-237242023-247202024-25724
Tri-Center Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 724, 2023-24: 720, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-237242023-247202024-25724
Tri-Center Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 724, 2023-24: 720, 2024-25: 72402004006008002022-237242023-247202024-25724

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2372454.413.3
2023-2472053.713.4
2024-2572455.013.2

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

$3,242,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,478 per student

Tri-Center Comm School District booked $3,242,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 55 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 $59,225 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$2,348,00072.4%
Special education$284,0008.8%
Vocational$121,0003.7%
Other programs$489,00015.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,119 in 2018-19, $4,218 in 2019-20, $4,266 in 2020-21, $4,412 in 2021-22, $4,478 in 2022-23.

Tri-Center Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,119, 2019-20: $4,218, 2020-21: $4,266, 2021-22: $4,412, 2022-23: $4,47802k4k6k2018-19$4,1192019-20$4,2182020-21$4,2662021-22$4,4122022-23$4,478
Tri-Center Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,119, 2019-20: $4,218, 2020-21: $4,266, 2021-22: $4,412, 2022-23: $4,47802k4k6k2018-19$4,1192019-20$4,2182020-21$4,2662021-22$4,4122022-23$4,478
Tri-Center Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,119, 2019-20: $4,218, 2020-21: $4,266, 2021-22: $4,412, 2022-23: $4,47802k4k6k2018-19$4,1192019-20$4,2182020-21$4,2662021-22$4,4122022-23$4,478
Tri-Center Comm School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,119, 2019-20: $4,218, 2020-21: $4,266, 2021-22: $4,412, 2022-23: $4,47802k4k6k2018-19$4,1192019-20$4,2182020-21$4,2662021-22$4,4122022-23$4,478

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 Tri-Center Comm School District scored proficient or above: 77% in reading and 71% 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 arts77%69.7%456
Math71%63.8%456

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 47 students in Tri-Center 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 class4738,026

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, 364 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri-Center Elementary School36411.528.0%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, 135 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri-Center Middle School13519.429.6%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, 225 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri-Center High School22513.724.0%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 Tri-Center 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 Tri-Center Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentTri-Center Comm School District ranks 176 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,880).#176 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaTri-Center Comm School District is the number 171 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 724 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#171 of 328
  3. Logan-Magnolia Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 725 students in fall 2022, $10,742 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,742
  4. Lisbon Community SchoolsThe next smaller Iowa district: 719 students in fall 2022, $12,102 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,102
  5. Compare Tri-Center Comm School District with Logan-Magnolia Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Tri-Center High School, its largest high school225 students in 2024-25, 13.7 per teacher.225
  7. Teacher salary spending across IowaTri-Center Comm School District spent $59,225 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $63,361); spending, not a salary.$59,225
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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 Tri-Center Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Tri-Center Comm School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 724 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tri-Center Comm School District spend per student?
    $11,880 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 $12,346 per student, up 3.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tri-Center Comm School District's money come from?
    $11,393,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.6% state, 43.6% local and 4.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tri-Center Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 58 of the 729 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.0%, 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 Tri-Center Comm School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,242,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,478 per student. Divided by the 55 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,225 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 Tri-Center Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tri-Center Comm School District scored proficient or above: 77% in reading and 71% 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 Tri-Center Comm School District?
    90% or more of the 47 students in Tri-Center 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 Tri-Center Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1927990. 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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