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Van Buren County Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending

Van Buren County Comm School District runs 3 public schools with 821 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.6 students per teacher is 2.8 lower than the Iowa figure of 14.4.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
821
Teachers (FTE)
71
Students per teacher
11.6
IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
1313 1st Street, Keosauqua, IA 52565
County
Van Buren County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1928980
State district ID
IA-896592 000
Total staff (FTE)
161
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 411 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.6
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 (823), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$16.0 million
Federal revenue
$2.6 million
State revenue
$7.8 million
Local revenue
$5.6 million
Total spending
$12.8 million
Spending per pupil
$15,589
Salaries
$6.6 million51.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$2.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 16.4%
  • State: 48.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Iowa overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,589
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826

Schools in Van Buren County Comm School District

By level: 1 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Van Buren County Community Middle & High SchoolHigh7 to 1235413.1
Van Buren County Community School District Douds CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to 629210.8
Van Buren County Community School District Harmony CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to 617513.5

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.