Total enrollment
2,094
-80 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Spencer Comm School District
Iowa · 2,094 students · 1 city
Spencer Comm School District runs 5 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 2,094 (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Spencer Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Spencer Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #75 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,094 | #47 of 234 | #4,296 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #61 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #200 of 234 | #5,723 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 50.3% | #45 of 234 | #4,141 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #63 of 119 | #4,936 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Spencer Comm School District
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,051 to 2,094 students (up 2%) and from 141 to 138 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer High School | Spencer | High | 09-12 | 688 |
| Spencer Middle School | Spencer | Middle | 06-08 | 514 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Spencer | Elementary | 03-05 | 442 |
| Fairview Park Elementary | Spencer | Elementary | 01-02 | 249 |
| Johnson Elementary | Spencer | Elementary | PK-KG | 201 |
About Spencer Comm School District
As a small district in Iowa, Spencer Comm School District teaches 2,094 students across 5 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Spencer Comm School District spans 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Spencer Comm School District runs about 419 students per school, 11% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 376.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Spencer Comm School District has decreased 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,174 students to 2,094.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Spencer Comm School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.