School spending per student in Iowa, every district

Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District spent $17,121 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Iowa district with 500 or more students; the median Iowa district with 1,000 or more students spent $12,583. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Iowa, fiscal year 2022-23Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District $17,121; North Cedar Comm School District $16,697; Midland Comm School District $16,234; Saydel Comm School District $15,826; Des Moines Independent Comm School District $15,286; Washington Comm School District $15,239; Eldora-New Providence Comm School District $15,117; Council Bluffs Comm School District $15,071; Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District $15,011; Prairie Valley Comm School District $14,863; Iowa median $12,583.05k10k15k20kGrinnell-Newburg Comm School District$17,121North Cedar Comm School District$16,697Midland Comm School District$16,234Saydel Comm School District$15,826Des Moines Independent Comm School District$15,286Washington Comm School District$15,239Eldora-New Providence Comm School District$15,117Council Bluffs Comm School District$15,071Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District$15,011Prairie Valley Comm School District$14,863Iowa median $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa, fiscal year 2022-23Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District $17,121; North Cedar Comm School District $16,697; Midland Comm School District $16,234; Saydel Comm School District $15,826; Des Moines Independent Comm School District $15,286; Washington Comm School District $15,239; Eldora-New Providence Comm School District $15,117; Council Bluffs Comm School District $15,071; Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District $15,011; Prairie Valley Comm School District $14,863; Iowa median $12,583.05k10k15k20kGrinnell-Newburg Comm School Distri…$17,121North Cedar Comm School District$16,697Midland Comm School District$16,234Saydel Comm School District$15,826Des Moines Independent Comm School …$15,286Washington Comm School District$15,239Eldora-New Providence Comm School D…$15,117Council Bluffs Comm School District$15,071Southeast Webster Grand Comm School…$15,011Prairie Valley Comm School District$14,863Iowa median $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa, fiscal year 2022-23Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District $17,121; North Cedar Comm School District $16,697; Midland Comm School District $16,234; Saydel Comm School District $15,826; Des Moines Independent Comm School District $15,286; Washington Comm School District $15,239; Eldora-New Providence Comm School District $15,117; Council Bluffs Comm School District $15,071; Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District $15,011; Prairie Valley Comm School District $14,863; Iowa median $12,583.010k20kGrinnell-Newburg Comm School District$17,121North Cedar Comm School District$16,697Midland Comm School District$16,234Saydel Comm School District$15,826Des Moines Independent Comm School District$15,286Washington Comm School District$15,239Eldora-New Providence Comm School District$15,117Council Bluffs Comm School District$15,071Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District$15,011Prairie Valley Comm School District$14,863Iowa median $12,583
Current spending per student, Iowa, fiscal year 2022-23Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District $17,121; North Cedar Comm School District $16,697; Midland Comm School District $16,234; Saydel Comm School District $15,826; Des Moines Independent Comm School District $15,286; Washington Comm School District $15,239; Eldora-New Providence Comm School District $15,117; Council Bluffs Comm School District $15,071; Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District $15,011; Prairie Valley Comm School District $14,863; Iowa median $12,583.010k20kGrinnell-Newburg Comm School District$17,121North Cedar Comm School District$16,697Midland Comm School District$16,234Saydel Comm School District$15,826Des Moines Independent Comm School Dist…$15,286Washington Comm School District$15,239Eldora-New Providence Comm School Distr…$15,117Council Bluffs Comm School District$15,071Southeast Webster Grand Comm School Dis…$15,011Prairie Valley Comm School District$14,863Iowa median $12,583

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 237 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Grinnell-Newburg Comm School DistrictPoweshiek County1,573$17,121
North Cedar Comm School DistrictCedar County631$16,697
Midland Comm School DistrictJones County508$16,234
Saydel Comm School DistrictPolk County1,337$15,826
Des Moines Independent Comm School DistrictPolk County30,739$15,286
Washington Comm School DistrictWashington County1,673$15,239
Eldora-New Providence Comm School DistrictHardin County540$15,117
Council Bluffs Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County8,784$15,071
Southeast Webster Grand Comm School DistrictWebster County523$15,011
Prairie Valley Comm School DistrictWebster County561$14,863
Mason City Comm School DistrictCerro Gordo County3,598$14,852
Pekin Comm School DistrictJefferson County642$14,832
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School DistrictMonona County653$14,655
Burlington Comm School DistrictDes Moines County3,334$14,619
Fairfield Comm School DistrictJefferson County1,525$14,534
The other 222 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Waterloo Comm School DistrictBlack Hawk County10,645$14,490
Cedar Rapids Comm School DistrictLinn County15,564$14,365
Charles City Comm School DistrictFloyd County1,541$14,332
Wapello Comm School DistrictLouisa County541$14,323
BCLUW Comm School DistrictGrundy County506$14,322
Iowa City Comm School DistrictJohnson County14,805$14,290
North Butler Comm School DistrictButler County567$14,266
Postville Comm School DistrictAllamakee County694$14,210
Woodbury Central Comm School DistrictWoodbury County566$14,196
Akron Westfield Comm School DistrictPlymouth County608$14,145
Newton Comm School DistrictJasper County2,857$14,130
Van Buren County Comm School DistrictVan Buren County867$14,130
Belmond-Klemme Comm School DistrictWright County697$14,075
West Central Valley Comm School DistrictGuthrie County852$14,052
IKM-Manning Comm School DistrictCarroll County710$14,038
Sioux Central Comm School DistrictBuena Vista County656$14,034
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School DistrictPoweshiek County561$14,005
Maquoketa Comm School DistrictJackson County1,314$13,996
Davenport Comm School DistrictScott County14,135$13,995
Howard-Winneshiek Comm School DistrictHoward County1,060$13,925
West Des Moines Comm School DistrictPolk County9,225$13,914
Pocahontas Area Comm School DistrictPocahontas County739$13,907
Shenandoah Comm School DistrictPage County1,078$13,867
Panorama Comm School DistrictGuthrie County691$13,861
Davis County Comm School DistrictDavis County1,263$13,851
AGWSR Comm School DistrictHardin County650$13,848
West Sioux Comm School DistrictSioux County779$13,842
Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSDWapello County964$13,838
Clinton Comm School DistrictClinton County3,444$13,837
Dubuque Comm School DistrictDubuque County10,518$13,808
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch DistEmmet County1,219$13,786
Columbus Comm School DistrictLouisa County664$13,780
Perry Comm School DistrictDallas County1,812$13,778
Mount Ayr Comm School DistrictRinggold County633$13,747
Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School DistrictOsceola County729$13,690
Central Decatur Comm School DistrictDecatur County697$13,664
South O'Brien Comm School DistrictO'Brien County576$13,648
Colfax-Mingo Comm School DistrictJasper County724$13,637
Keokuk Comm School DistrictLee County1,790$13,632
Woodward-Granger Comm School DistrictDallas County1,217$13,620
Starmont Comm School DistrictFayette County584$13,615
Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictBenton County1,555$13,599
Oelwein Comm School DistrictFayette County1,345$13,574
Fort Madison Comm School DistrictLee County1,832$13,561
Marion Independent School DistrictLinn County2,229$13,528
Interstate 35 Comm School DistrictMadison County842$13,504
Dike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictGrundy County945$13,499
Riverside Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County693$13,498
Lenox Comm School DistrictTaylor County520$13,496
Greene County Comm School DistrictGreene County1,259$13,485
Nashua-Plainfield Comm School DistrictChickasaw County582$13,479
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School DistrictIda County960$13,452
Missouri Valley Comm School DistrictHarrison County756$13,434
Mid-Prairie Comm School DistrictWashington County1,446$13,373
South Winneshiek Comm School DistrictWinneshiek County549$13,368
Oskaloosa Comm School DistrictMahaska County2,115$13,366
East Buchanan Comm School DistrictBuchanan County583$13,350
Carroll Comm School DistrictCarroll County1,803$13,313
Woodbine Comm School DistrictHarrison County534$13,300
South Tama CountyTama County1,488$13,294
North Fayette Valley Comm School DistrictFayette County1,107$13,289
Ames Comm School DistrictStory County4,678$13,278
Knoxville Comm School DistrictMarion County1,674$13,254
Decorah Community School DistrictWinneshiek County1,663$13,253
New London Comm School DistrictHenry County592$13,233
West Delaware County Comm School DistrictDelaware County1,380$13,227
Union Comm School DistrictBlack Hawk County1,008$13,149
Monticello Comm School DistrictJones County1,035$13,143
Nodaway Valley Comm School DistrictAdair County621$13,118
Camanche Comm School DistrictClinton County995$13,114
Wapsie Valley Comm School DistrictBremer County709$13,103
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School DistrictBremer County809$13,082
Newell-Fonda Comm School DistrictBuena Vista County578$13,061
Storm Lake Comm School DistrictBuena Vista County2,882$13,044
Central DeWitt School DistrictClinton County1,613$13,007
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School DistrictWright County1,071$13,007
College Comm School DistrictLinn County5,740$12,990
South Central Calhoun Comm School DistrictCalhoun County916$12,957
Red Oak Comm School DistrictMontgomery County1,044$12,936
Algona Comm School DistrictKossuth County1,592$12,934
Westwood Comm School DistrictWoodbury County625$12,930
Albia Comm School DistrictMonroe County1,120$12,896
East Sac County Comm School DistrictSac County818$12,890
Danville Comm School DistrictDes Moines County662$12,885
West Monona Comm School DistrictMonona County634$12,885
Sioux City Comm School DistrictWoodbury County14,989$12,880
Wayne Comm School DistrictWayne County625$12,872
Webster City Comm School DistrictHamilton County1,827$12,872
Emmetsburg Comm School DistrictPalo Alto County790$12,867
AHSTW Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County776$12,863
Hampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictFranklin County1,298$12,837
Linn-Mar Comm School DistrictLinn County7,690$12,833
Central Springs Comm School DistrictWorth County813$12,820
Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School DistrictClayton County516$12,795
New Hampton Comm School DistrictChickasaw County1,038$12,781
St Ansgar Comm School DistrictMitchell County608$12,762
Muscatine Comm School DistrictMuscatine County4,688$12,759
Denison Comm School DistrictCrawford County2,264$12,757
Creston Comm School DistrictUnion County1,442$12,755
Audubon Comm School DistrictAudubon County547$12,733
Mount Pleasant Comm School DistrictHenry County1,852$12,732
Alta-Aurelia Comm School DistrictBuena Vista County837$12,724
Mount Vernon Comm School DistrictLinn County1,402$12,721
Lake Mills Comm School DistrictWinnebago County671$12,708
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School DistrictO'Brien County663$12,707
Madrid Comm School DistrictBoone County684$12,694
Bedford Comm School DistrictTaylor County535$12,690
Boyden-Hull Comm School DistrictSioux County630$12,662
West Fork Comm School DistrictCerro Gordo County776$12,657
West Liberty Comm School DistrictMuscatine County1,284$12,648
Sidney Comm School DistrictFremont County512$12,639
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School DistrictWoodbury County1,729$12,621
Nevada Comm School DistrictStory County1,542$12,613
Eagle Grove Comm School DistrictWright County1,000$12,600
Highland Comm School DistrictWashington County565$12,598
Louisa-Muscatine Comm School DistrictLouisa County815$12,594
Southeast Polk Comm School DistrictPolk County7,397$12,583
Forest City Comm School DistrictWinnebago County1,141$12,578
Clear Creek Amana Comm School DistrictJohnson County3,061$12,575
Urbandale Comm School DistrictPolk County4,308$12,546
East Marshall Comm School DistrictMarshall County713$12,516
Maquoketa Valley Comm School DistrictDelaware County705$12,508
Central Lyon Comm School DistrictLyon County796$12,492
Fort Dodge Comm School DistrictWebster County3,676$12,486
Spencer Comm School DistrictClay County2,341$12,460
South Hamilton Comm School DistrictHamilton County690$12,459
Chariton Comm School DistrictLucas County1,282$12,441
Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictBremer County2,394$12,423
Northeast Comm School DistrictClinton County868$12,421
Underwood Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County833$12,420
Marshalltown Comm School DistrictMarshall County5,190$12,413
Harlan Comm School DistrictShelby County1,514$12,411
Boone Comm School DistrictBoone County2,019$12,410
Northwood-Kensett Comm School DistrictWorth County594$12,357
Williamsburg Comm School DistrictIowa County1,269$12,320
Ottumwa Comm School DistrictWapello County4,990$12,314
Johnston Comm School DistrictPolk County7,487$12,286
Allamakee Comm School DistrictAllamakee County1,164$12,277
West Hancock Comm School DistrictHancock County599$12,275
Winterset Comm School DistrictMadison County1,683$12,275
Independence Comm School DistrictBuchanan County1,496$12,274
Osage Comm School DistrictMitchell County1,000$12,267
Lewis Central Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County3,022$12,259
Waco Comm School DistrictHenry County505$12,226
Pella Comm School DistrictMarion County2,491$12,217
MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictSioux County1,559$12,216
Grundy Center Comm School DistrictGrundy County773$12,215
Iowa Valley Comm School DistrictIowa County547$12,214
Sigourney Comm School DistrictKeokuk County593$12,164
MFL MarMac Comm School DistrictClayton County894$12,162
Atlantic Comm School DistrictCass County1,603$12,155
Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictButler County876$12,131
Durant Comm School DistrictCedar County683$12,129
Ankeny Comm School DistrictPolk County12,750$12,127
West Branch Comm School DistrictCedar County871$12,125
Clarinda Comm School DistrictPage County1,062$12,124
Glenwood Comm School DistrictMills County2,071$12,120
Cardinal Comm School DistrictWapello County1,074$12,118
Lisbon Comm School DistrictLinn County719$12,102
Tipton Comm School DistrictCedar County941$12,086
Ogden Comm School DistrictBoone County758$12,036
Rock Valley Comm School DistrictSioux County976$12,017
North Linn Comm School DistrictLinn County535$11,950
Anamosa Comm School DistrictJones County1,193$11,945
Waukee Comm School DistrictDallas County13,082$11,927
Gilbert Comm School DistrictStory County1,697$11,902
Humboldt Comm School DistrictHumboldt County1,516$11,884
Tri-Center Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County724$11,880
PCM Comm School DistrictJasper County1,130$11,871
Clear Lake Comm School DistrictCerro Gordo County1,495$11,859
Sheldon Comm School DistrictO'Brien County1,196$11,849
Western Dubuque Comm School DistrictDubuque County3,742$11,836
Iowa Falls Comm School DistrictHardin County1,278$11,825
Indianola Comm School DistrictWarren County3,665$11,822
Spirit Lake Comm School DistrictDickinson County1,304$11,816
Center Point-Urbana Comm School DistrictBenton County1,466$11,815
North Mahaska Comm School DistrictMahaska County616$11,807
Clarke Comm School DistrictClarke County1,358$11,791
Okoboji Comm School DistrictDickinson County1,244$11,777
Manson Northwest Webster Comm School DistrictCalhoun County779$11,757
Martensdale-St Marys Comm School DistrictWarren County580$11,752
Lynnville-Sully Comm School DistrictJasper County546$11,749
Ballard Comm School DistrictStory County1,969$11,725
Bettendorf Comm School DistrictScott County4,633$11,724
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School DistrictHancock County980$11,689
Pleasantville Comm School DistrictMarion County779$11,675
Hinton Comm School DistrictPlymouth County842$11,633
Wilton Comm School DistrictMuscatine County983$11,632
Cedar Falls Comm School DistrictBlack Hawk County5,892$11,609
Le Mars Comm School DistrictPlymouth County2,309$11,576
Centerville Comm School DistrictAppanoose County1,357$11,550
North Polk Comm School DistrictPolk County2,243$11,506
Roland-Story Comm School DistrictStory County1,125$11,491
Lawton-Bronson Comm School DistrictWoodbury County718$11,483
Sioux Center Comm School DistrictSioux County1,725$11,474
Bondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictPolk County2,731$11,454
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictDallas County2,254$11,402
North Scott Comm School DistrictScott County3,463$11,388
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictDallas County3,767$11,347
West Lyon Comm School DistrictLyon County996$11,291
Norwalk Comm School DistrictWarren County3,574$11,287
Earlham Comm School DistrictMadison County635$11,283
Carlisle Comm School DistrictWarren County2,369$11,218
Cherokee Comm School DistrictCherokee County1,200$11,203
West Marshall Comm School DistrictMarshall County970$11,199
Central Lee Comm School DistrictLee County1,250$11,176
Mediapolis Comm School DistrictDes Moines County968$11,170
Jesup Comm School DistrictBuchanan County1,069$11,152
Hudson Comm School DistrictBlack Hawk County866$11,119
Treynor Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County795$11,104
Alburnett Comm School DistrictLinn County810$11,010
Benton Comm School DistrictBenton County1,702$10,914
Solon Comm School DistrictJohnson County1,523$10,891
West Burlington Ind School DistrictDes Moines County916$10,805
Bellevue Comm School DistrictJackson County805$10,786
Logan-Magnolia Comm School DistrictHarrison County725$10,742
Denver Comm School DistrictBremer County995$10,741
Pleasant Valley Comm School DistrictScott County5,803$10,618
Janesville Consolidated School DistrictBremer County504$10,558
Clayton Ridge Comm School DistrictPolk County1,485$10,025
Van Meter Comm School DistrictDallas County1,090$9,683
CAM Comm School DistrictCass County1,441$7,413

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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