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

Norwalk Comm School District runs 5 public schools with 3,584 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.4 students per teacher is 1.0 higher than the Iowa figure of 14.4.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
3,584
Teachers (FTE)
232
Students per teacher
15.4
IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
380 Wright Road, Norwalk, IA 50211
County
Warren County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1921240
State district ID
IA-914797 000
Total staff (FTE)
459
School counselors (FTE)
7.0About 512 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
13.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.4
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 (3,353), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$46.7 million
Federal revenue
$2.8 million
State revenue
$27.6 million
Local revenue
$16.3 million
Total spending
$41.6 million
Spending per pupil
$12,401
Salaries
$22.4 million53.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$70.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.1%
  • State: 59.1%
  • Local: 34.9%

Iowa overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,401
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826

Schools in Norwalk Comm School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary4 to 555415.0
Norwalk Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 882415.5
Norwalk Senior High SchoolHigh9 to 121,03516.7
Orchard Hills ElementaryElementary2 to 355815.5
Oviatt Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 154814.8

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.