Whiting Comm School District

Public school district · Monona County · Iowa · NCES district ID 1931620

Whiting Comm School District spent $17,718 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,276). Its 2 schools enrolled 139 students in 2024-25; 36.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,544 per student, up 15.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 Whiting Comm in enrollment (150 to 188 students) and Whiting Comm itself.

Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Whiting Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; 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; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Whiting Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; 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; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Whiting Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; 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; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276
Current spending per student, Iowa districts closest in size to Whiting Comm, FY23Hamburg Comm $20,276; 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; Paton-Churdan Comm $15,016; Delwood Comm $14,182; State median, under 1,000 students $13,276.10k15k20k22.5kHamburg Comm$20,276Whiting Comm$17,718Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm$17,445Orient-Macksburg Comm$17,033Alden Comm$16,654Moulton-Udell Comm$16,524Charter Oak-Ute Comm$15,838CAL Comm$15,511Paton-Churdan Comm$15,016Delwood Comm$14,182State median, under 1,000 students $13,276

Where the money came from

$3,979,000 in revenue: 36.9% state, 53.3% local and 9.8% federal. Total spending including $339,000 of capital outlay was $3,888,000, or $22,871 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Whiting Comm School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,469,000; Local $2,120,000; Federal $390,000; total $3,979,000.
  • State$1,469,000 37%
  • Local$2,120,000 53%
  • Federal$390,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

170 students in 2022-23, 147 students in 2023-24, 139 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Whiting Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 170, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231702023-241472024-25139
Whiting Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 170, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231702023-241472024-25139
Whiting Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 170, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231702023-241472024-25139
Whiting Comm School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 170, 2023-24: 147, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231702023-241472024-25139

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317020.98.1
2023-2414720.47.2
2024-2513921.66.5

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 Whiting Comm School District scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading and 45-49% 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 arts60-64%69.7%117
Math45-49%63.8%117

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

80% or more of the 20 students in Whiting 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 rate80% or more87.5%
Students in the class2038,026

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, 78 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Whiting Elementary School788.557.7%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, 61 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Whiting Senior High School614.949.2%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 Whiting 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 Whiting Comm School District

  1. Iowa districts by spending per studentWhiting Comm School District ranks 10 of 202 Iowa districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,718).#10 of 202
  2. Every school district in IowaWhiting Comm School District is the number 308 by size of 328 Iowa districts, with 170 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#308 of 328
  3. Hamburg Comm School DistrictThe next larger Iowa district: 174 students in fall 2022, $20,276 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,276
  4. Delwood Comm School DistrictThe next smaller Iowa district: 165 students in fall 2022, $14,182 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,182
  5. Compare Whiting Comm School District with Hamburg Comm School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Whiting Senior High School, its largest high school61 students in 2024-25, 4.9 per teacher.61
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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 Whiting Comm School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Whiting Comm School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 139 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Whiting Comm School District spend per student?
    $17,718 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 $20,544 per student, up 15.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Whiting Comm School District's money come from?
    $3,979,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.9% state, 53.3% local and 9.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Whiting Comm School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 27 of the 175 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.4%, 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 do students in Whiting Comm School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Whiting Comm School District scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading and 45-49% 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 Whiting Comm School District?
    80% or more of the 20 students in Whiting 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 Whiting Comm School District's NCES district ID?
    1931620. 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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