Iowa · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Iowa

Schools in Iowa ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Clay Central-Everly Elementary tops the list: its district, Clay Central-Everly Comm School District, spends $27,542 per student, against a Iowa average of $13,441.

$27,542
per-student spend in Clay Central-Everly Comm School District: $13,441
Iowa average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Clay Central-Everly ElementaryRoyal · other	Clay Central-Everly Comm School District	53	$27,542
2	Stratford ElementaryStratford · other	Stratford Comm School District	74	$20,500
3	Marnie Simons Elementary SchoolHamburg · other	Hamburg Comm School District	102	$20,276
4	Hamburg Charter High SchoolsHamburg · high	Hamburg Comm School District	58	$20,276
5	South Page Senior High SchoolCollege Springs · other	South Page Comm School District	56	$19,770
6	Olin Elementary SchoolOlin · other	Olin Consolidated School District	74	$19,457
7	Andrew Elementary SchoolAndrew · other	Andrew Comm School District	125	$18,347
8	Schleswig Elementary SchoolSchleswig · elementary	Schleswig Comm School District	75	$17,871
9	Schleswig Middle SchoolSchleswig · elementary	Schleswig Comm School District	51	$17,871
10	Whiting Elementary SchoolWhiting · other	Whiting Comm School District	78	$17,718
11	Whiting Senior High SchoolWhiting · other	Whiting Comm School District	61	$17,718
12	Bennett Elementary SchoolBennett · other	Bennett Comm School District	76	$17,640
13	Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary SchoolRuthven · other	Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District	89	$17,445
14	Ruthven-Ayrshire High SchoolRuthven · other	Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District	58	$17,445
15	Tri-County Elementary SchoolThornburg · other	Tri-County Comm School District	102	$17,351
16	Tri-County Jr/Sr High SchoolThornburg · other	Tri-County Comm School District	77	$17,351
17	Seymour High SchoolSeymour · other	Seymour Comm School District	121	$17,220
18	Seymour Elementary SchoolSeymour · other	Seymour Comm School District	98	$17,220
19	Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolGrinnell · high	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	512	$17,121
20	Grinnell Community Middle SchoolGrinnell · elementary	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	420	$17,121
21	Fairview Elementary SchoolGrinnell · other	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	242	$17,121
22	Davis Elementary SchoolGrinnell · elementary	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	213	$17,121
23	Bailey Park Elementary SchoolGrinnell · elementary	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	147	$17,121
24	Diagonal Elementary SchoolDiagonal · other	Diagonal Comm School District	58	$17,085
25	Diagonal Junior-Senior High SchoolDiagonal · other	Diagonal Comm School District	52	$17,085
26	Orient Elementary SchoolOrient · other	Orient-Macksburg Comm School District	58	$17,033
27	Orient-Macksburg Senior High SchoolOrient · other	Orient-Macksburg Comm School District	50	$17,033
28	H-L-V Elementary SchoolVictor · other	H-L-V Comm School District	168	$16,964
29	H-L-V Junior-Senior High SchoolVictor · other	H-L-V Comm School District	133	$16,964
30	North Cedar Jr/Sr High SchoolClarence · other	North Cedar Comm School District	243	$16,697
31	North Cedar Lowden Elementary CenterLowden · other	North Cedar Comm School District	168	$16,697
32	North Cedar Mechanicsville Elem CtrMechanicsville · other	North Cedar Comm School District	139	$16,697
33	Alden Elementary SchoolAlden · other	Alden Comm School District	148	$16,654
34	Gilmore City Elementary SchoolGilmore City · elementary	Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm School District	59	$16,597
35	Albert City-Truesdale Elementary SchoolAlbert City · other	Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District	100	$16,544
36	Moulton Elementary SchoolMoulton · other	Moulton-Udell Comm School District	103	$16,524
37	Moulton-Udell High SchoolMoulton · other	Moulton-Udell Comm School District	85	$16,524
38	West Harrison Middle School/High SchoolMondamin · other	West Harrison Comm School District	156	$16,515
39	West Harrison ElementaryMondamin · other	West Harrison Comm School District	126	$16,515
40	Midland Middle/High SchoolWyoming · other	Midland Comm School District	268	$16,234
41	Midland ElementaryOxford Junction · other	Midland Comm School District	236	$16,234
42	Laurens-Marathon Elementary SchoolLaurens · other	Laurens-Marathon Comm School District	147	$16,164
43	Corning Elementary SchoolCorning · other	Corning Comm School District	210	$16,060
44	Southwest Valley High SchoolCorning · high	Corning Comm School District	195	$16,060
45	Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High SchoolLiberty Center · other	Southeast Warren Comm School District	276	$15,912
46	Southeast Warren PrimaryMilo · other	Southeast Warren Comm School District	162	$15,912
47	Southeast Warren IntermediateLacona · elementary	Southeast Warren Comm School District	92	$15,912
48	Charter Oak-Ute Elementary SchoolCharter Oak · other	Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District	117	$15,838
49	Adair-Casey Elementary SchoolAdair · other	Adair-Casey Comm School District	160	$15,834
50	Adair-Casey Jr. High SchoolAdair · middle	Adair-Casey Comm School District	100	$15,834
51	Cornell Elementary SchoolDes Moines · other	Saydel Comm School District	555	$15,826
52	Saydel High SchoolDes Moines · high	Saydel Comm School District	458	$15,826
53	Woodside Middle SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Saydel Comm School District	396	$15,826
54	Remsen-Union Middle SchoolRemsen · elementary	Remsen-Union Comm School District	189	$15,626
55	Remsen-Union Elementary SchoolRemsen · other	Remsen-Union Comm School District	123	$15,626
56	River Valley ElementaryWashta · other	River Valley Comm School District	154	$15,605
57	River Valley Junior- Senior High SchoolCorrectionville · other	River Valley Comm School District	137	$15,605
58	Cal Elementary SchoolLatimer · other	Cal Comm School District	180	$15,511
59	Turkey Valley Elementary SchoolJackson Junction · other	Turkey Valley Comm School District	198	$15,397
60	Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High SchoolJackson Junction · other	Turkey Valley Comm School District	185	$15,397
61	Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines · high	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,364	$15,286
62	Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines · high	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2,051	$15,286
63	East High SchoolDes Moines · high	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,952	$15,286
64	North High SchoolDes Moines · high	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1,428	$15,286
65	Hoover High SchoolDes Moines · high	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	898	$15,286
66	Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	688	$15,286
67	Mccombs Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	670	$15,286
68	Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	662	$15,286
69	Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	657	$15,286
70	Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	641	$15,286
71	Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	622	$15,286
72	Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	603	$15,286
73	Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	561	$15,286
74	Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	553	$15,286
75	Garton ElementaryDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	535	$15,286
76	Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines · other	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	533	$15,286
77	Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	519	$15,286
78	Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	511	$15,286
79	River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	493	$15,286
80	Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	490	$15,286
81	Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	488	$15,286
82	Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines · other	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	465	$15,286
83	Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines · middle	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	455	$15,286
84	Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	438	$15,286
85	Carver ElementaryDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	436	$15,286
86	South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	422	$15,286
87	Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	394	$15,286
88	Cowles Elementary SchoolDes Moines · other	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	392	$15,286
89	Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	386	$15,286
90	Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	$15,286
91	Virtual CampusDes Moines · other	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	380	$15,286
92	Hubbell ElementaryDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	362	$15,286
93	Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	341	$15,286
94	Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	324	$15,286
95	King Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	315	$15,286
96	Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	314	$15,286
97	Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	$15,286
98	Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	312	$15,286
99	Howe ElementaryDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	$15,286
100	Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines · elementary	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	297	$15,286

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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