Total enrollment
1,319
+30 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Spirit Lake Comm School District
Iowa · 1,319 students · 1 city
Spirit Lake Comm School District runs 3 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 1,319 and an average school size of 440.
4-year change in Spirit Lake Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Spirit Lake Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #49 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,319 | #88 of 234 | #5,910 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #176 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #197 of 234 | #5,625 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 26.2% | #178 of 234 | #6,967 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #80 of 119 | #5,386 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 Spirit Lake Comm School District
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,275 to 1,319 students (up 3%) and from 81 to 87 full-time teachers (up 7%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Lake Elementary School | Spirit Lake | Elementary | PK-04 | 547 |
| Spirit Lake High School | Spirit Lake | High | 09-12 | 393 |
| Spirit Lake Middle School | Spirit Lake | Middle | 05-08 | 379 |
About Spirit Lake Comm School District
As a small district in Iowa, Spirit Lake Comm School District teaches 1,319 students across 3 schools.
On the school-mix side, Spirit Lake Comm School District is made up of 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Spirit Lake Comm School District is about 440, higher than the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 1,289 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,319 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Spirit Lake Comm School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.