Fairview Park Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Spencer, Iowa
Fairview Park Elementary in Spencer, Iowa enrolled 249 students in 2024-25 with 20.7 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
308 students in 2022-23, 262 students in 2023-24, 249 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 20.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 308 | 24.0 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 23.0 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 249 | 20.7 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools
Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 321 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fairview Park Elementary enrolled 302 students and had 0.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.9, one per 321 of the 302 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent10.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.7% of students were White, 12.0% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White78.7%
- Hispanic12.0%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Black2.8%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Spencer
3 public elementary schools in Spencer report 2024-25 enrollment; Fairview Park Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School | 442 | 15.6 | 47.7% |
| Fairview Park Elementary | 249 | 12.0 | 53.8% |
| Johnson Elementary | 201 | 11.0 | 48.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fairview Park Elementary
- Johnson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 201 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 442 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Fairview Park Elementary with Johnson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Spencer Comm School District spends per student$12,460 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,460
- The largest public schools in IowaFairview Park Elementary is the number 463 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#463 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Fairview Park Elementary
How many students attend Fairview Park Elementary?
249 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 308 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spencer, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview Park Elementary?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fairview Park Elementary a Title I school?
Fairview Park Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Fairview Park Elementary in?
Spencer Comm School District, NCES district ID 1926910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192691002184 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.