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Linn-Mar Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending

Linn-Mar Comm School District runs 12 public schools with 7,430 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Iowa figure of 14.4.

At a glance

Schools
12
Students
7,430
Teachers (FTE)
500
Students per teacher
14.9
IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
2999 N 10th St, Marion, IA 52302
County
Linn County
Locale
Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1917220
State district ID
IA-573715 000
Total staff (FTE)
1,095
School counselors (FTE)
23.0About 323 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
29.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.9
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 (7,762), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$125.9 million
Federal revenue
$7.6 million
State revenue
$61.0 million
Local revenue
$57.3 million
Total spending
$120.1 million
Spending per pupil
$15,476
Salaries
$66.4 million55.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$124.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.0%
  • State: 48.5%
  • Local: 45.5%

Iowa overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,476
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826

Schools in Linn-Mar Comm School District

By level: 1 high, 4 middle, 7 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Boulder Peak Intermediate SchoolMiddle5 to 661313.6
Bowman Woods Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 441314.8
Echo Hill ElementaryElementaryPK to 453617.3
Excelsior Middle SchoolMiddle7 to 859413.5
Hazel Point Intermediate SchoolMiddle5 to 656314.4
Indian Creek Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 435414.2
Linn Grove Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 438513.8
Linn-Mar High SchoolHigh9 to 122,22917.1
Novak Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 434712.4
Oak Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle7 to 853414.4
Westfield Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 444513.9
Wilkins Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 434812.9

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.