Regular local school district · Cedar County
West Branch Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending
West Branch Comm School District runs 4 public schools with 880 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Iowa figure of 14.4.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 880
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 148 N Oliphant, West Branch, IA 52358
- Phone
- (319)643-7213
- County
- Cedar County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1930750
- State district ID
- IA-166930 000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 178
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 440 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.8
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 (829), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $13.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $733,000
- State revenue
- $5.4 million
- Local revenue
- $7.1 million
- Total spending
- $28.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $34,492
- Salaries
- $6.2 million21.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $20.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 5.5%
- State: 40.6%
- Local: 53.9%
Iowa overall
- Federal: 10.5%
- State: 48.7%
- Local: 40.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$34,492
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826
Schools in West Branch Comm School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Hoover Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 4 | 353 | 13.6 |
| West Branch Community Early Learning Center | Prekindergarten | PK | 15 | |
| West Branch High School | High | 9 to 12 | 273 | 13.0 |
| West Branch Middle School | Middle | 5 to 8 | 239 | 14.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Cedar County
- Tipton Comm School District 842 students
- Durant Comm School District 682 students
- North Cedar Comm School District 550 students
- Bennett Comm School District 76 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.