Regular local school district · Tama County
South Tama County School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending
South Tama County School District runs 3 public schools with 1,368 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.Listed in NCES data as "South Tama County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,368
- Teachers (FTE)
- 94
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1702 Harding Street, Tama, IA 52339
- Phone
- (641)484-4811
- County
- Tama County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1926730
- State district ID
- IA-866098 000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 213
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 274 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 (1,543), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $25.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.4 million
- State revenue
- $13.8 million
- Local revenue
- $9.3 million
- Total spending
- $24.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,799
- Salaries
- $11.1 million45.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $7.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 54.1%
- Local: 36.4%
Iowa overall
- Federal: 10.5%
- State: 48.7%
- Local: 40.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,799
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826
Schools in South Tama County School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| South Tama County Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 534 | 14.4 |
| South Tama County High School | High | 9 to 12 | 421 | 17.5 |
| South Tama County Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 5 to 8 | 413 | 14.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Tama County
- North Tama County Comm School District 479 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.