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Grundy Center Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending

Grundy Center Comm School District runs 3 public schools with 789 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.9 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the Iowa figure of 14.4.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
789
Teachers (FTE)
61
Students per teacher
12.9
IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
1301 12th St, Grundy Center, IA 50638
County
Grundy County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1913290
State district ID
IA-382727 000
Total staff (FTE)
118
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 395 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
8.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.9
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 (746), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$10.1 million
Federal revenue
$633,000
State revenue
$5.2 million
Local revenue
$4.3 million
Total spending
$8.9 million
Spending per pupil
$11,870
Salaries
$4.9 million55.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$2.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.3%
  • State: 50.9%
  • Local: 42.9%

Iowa overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,870
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826

Schools in Grundy Center Comm School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Grundy Center Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 428312.9
Grundy Center High SchoolHigh9 to 1224112.7
Grundy Center Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 821912.9

Nearby and related

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.