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Pella Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending
Pella Comm School District runs 6 public schools with 2,462 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Iowa figure of 14.4.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,462
- Teachers (FTE)
- 169
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 212 E University St, Pella, IA 50219
- Phone
- (641)628-1111
- County
- Marion County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1922470
- State district ID
- IA-635166 000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 412
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 492 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.6
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 (2,416), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $37.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.7 million
- State revenue
- $16.3 million
- Local revenue
- $18.0 million
- Total spending
- $30.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,721
- Salaries
- $17.9 million58.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $35.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.2%
- State: 44.1%
- Local: 48.7%
Iowa overall
- Federal: 10.5%
- State: 48.7%
- Local: 40.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,721
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826
Schools in Pella Comm School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Jefferson Intermediate | Middle | 4 to 6 | 494 | 14.5 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 3 | 254 | 12.1 |
| Madison Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 3 | 401 | 12.2 |
| Pella High School | High | 9 to 12 | 801 | 16.3 |
| Pella Middle School | Middle | 7 to 8 | 375 | 15.6 |
| Viersen Early Learning Center | Prekindergarten | PK | 137 | 34.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Marion County
- Knoxville Comm School District 1,664 students
- Pleasantville Comm School District 825 students
- Twin Cedars Comm School District 312 students
- Melcher-Dallas Comm School District 308 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.