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Spencer, IA
Public School Ratings




Spencer Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Spencer Comm School District details

Spencer Comm School District
23 E 7th St
Spencer, IA 51301

2,341 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Spencer Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.0% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
76%
70%
76%
71%
76%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Fairview Park Elementary School
1508 5th Ave. East
Spencer, IA, 51301
01-02
Johnson Elementary School
724 West 9th Street
Spencer, IA, 51301
PK-KG
Lincoln Elementary School
615 4th Ave. Sw
Spencer, IA, 51301
03-05
Spencer High School
800 E 3rd St
Spencer, IA, 51301
09-12
Spencer Middle School
1400 10th Avenue East
Spencer, IA, 51301
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.2% 75.9%
Black 1.2% 7.3%
Hispanic 8.8% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.1% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 38.9% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.1% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,074 $16,561,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $452 $1,057,000 2.9%
Staff $416 $975,000 2.6%
General Administration $193 $452,000 1.2%
School Administration $670 $1,569,000 4.3%
Operation $1,080 $2,529,000 6.9%
Transportation $295 $691,000 1.9%
Other $500 $1,171,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,607 $8,444,000 22.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,071 $11,871,000 32.2%
Total Expenditures $15,752 $36,876,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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