Johnson Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Spencer, Iowa
Johnson Elementary in Spencer, Iowa enrolled 201 students in 2024-25 with 18.2 full-time teachers, 11.0 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%
229 students in 2022-23, 217 students in 2023-24, 201 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.6 to 18.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 229 | 21.6 | 10.6 |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 19.9 | 10.9 |
| 2024-25 | 201 | 18.2 | 11.0 |
11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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 214 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Johnson Elementary enrolled 214 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 214 of the 214 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.1% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White81.1%
- Hispanic10.0%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Black1.5%
- Asian1.0%
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; Johnson Elementary is number 3 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 Johnson Elementary
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 442 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Fairview Park ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 249 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Johnson Elementary with Lincoln Elementary SchoolStudents, 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 IowaJohnson Elementary is the number 534 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#534 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.0:1
- 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 Johnson Elementary
How many students attend Johnson Elementary?
201 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 229 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spencer, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnson Elementary?
11.0 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 Johnson Elementary a Title I school?
Johnson Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Johnson Elementary in?
Spencer Comm School District, NCES district ID 1926910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192691002170 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.