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Glenwood Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending

Glenwood Comm School District runs 4 public schools with 2,001 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.6 students per teacher is 1.2 higher than the Iowa figure of 14.4.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
2,001
Teachers (FTE)
128
Students per teacher
15.6
IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
103 Central St Ste 300, Glenwood, IA 51534
County
Mills County
Locale
Town: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1912690
State district ID
IA-652511 000
Total staff (FTE)
301
School counselors (FTE)
4.0About 500 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.6
Iowa14.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,034), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$29.5 million
Federal revenue
$2.2 million
State revenue
$15.1 million
Local revenue
$12.2 million
Total spending
$26.0 million
Spending per pupil
$12,772
Salaries
$13.9 million53.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$14.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.5%
  • State: 51.1%
  • Local: 41.4%

Iowa overall

  • Federal: 10.5%
  • State: 48.7%
  • Local: 40.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,772
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826

Schools in Glenwood Comm School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 845317.4
Glenwood Senior High SchoolHigh9 to 1257017.8
Northeast Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 253814.5
West Elementary SchoolElementary3 to 544015.2

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.