Regular local school district · Carroll County
Glidden-Ralston Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending
Glidden-Ralston Comm School District runs 2 public schools with 390 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.2 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Iowa figure of 14.4.
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 390
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 602 Idaho, Glidden, IA 51443
- Phone
- (712)659-3411
- County
- Carroll County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1912750
- State district ID
- IA-142520 000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 67
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.2
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 (356), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $341,000
- State revenue
- $2.1 million
- Local revenue
- $2.4 million
- Total spending
- $4.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,455
- Salaries
- $2.6 million59.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $475,000
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.1%
- State: 42.8%
- Local: 50.1%
Iowa overall
- Federal: 10.5%
- State: 48.7%
- Local: 40.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,455
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826
Schools in Glidden-Ralston Comm School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Glidden-Ralston Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 227 | 13.4 |
| Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School | High | 7 to 12 | 163 | 12.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Carroll County
- Carroll Comm School District 1,684 students
- IKM-Manning Comm School District 703 students
- Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District 447 students
More in Iowa
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.