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Spencer Comm School District

Spencer, Iowa · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

2,194
Students enrolled
5
Public schools
139
Classroom teachers (FTE)
15.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 156
  • Kindergarten 145
  • Grade 1 118
  • Grade 2 131
  • Grade 3 133
  • Grade 4 159
  • Grade 5 150
  • Grade 6 161
  • Grade 7 183
  • Grade 8 170
  • Grade 9 159
  • Grade 10 191
  • Grade 11 169
  • Grade 12 169

By race/ethnicity

  • White 84%
  • Hispanic/Latino 9%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 1,054 of 2,094 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 44%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,383 spent per student on day-to-day operations Iowa median: $13,428 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,078
  • Support services $4,646
  • Other (food service, etc.) $659

Where the money comes from

  • Local 39%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 7%

Total revenue $36.3 milliontotal spending $35.0 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: RemoteStudents: 75% town, 25% rural

Total staff (FTE)

310

District office

23 E 7th St, Spencer IA 51301

County

Clay County

Official website

NCES District ID

1926910

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About Spencer Comm School District

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Spencer School District is a cornerstone of the community. Working together, the entire community provides a dynamic, child-centered education where students feel included, respected, and valued. Students are challenged to think independently, inquire creatively, and advance intellectually. Students develop the character and confidence to make a difference in a changing world.
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