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Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Item: Cedar Rapids Comm School District
Rating: 1
Author: Public School Review

2500 Edgewood Rd Nw
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405

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Tel: (319) 558-2000

Top Rankings

Cedar Rapids Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (IA)

# Schools

33 Schools

944 Schools

# Students

15,430 Students

325,837 Students

# Teachers

1,031 Teachers

23,427 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

District Rank

Cedar Rapids Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 327 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 79% has decreased from 84% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (IA)

#296 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Cedar Rapids Comm School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

50%

64%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Cedar Rapids Comm School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of IA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

59%

68%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Cedar Rapids Comm School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of IA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

79%

87%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Cedar Rapids Comm School District and public school graduation rate of IA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.61

0.45

# American Indian Students

34 Students

1,403 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

312 Students

8,024 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

1,289 Students

38,802 Students

% Hispanic Students

12%

# Black Students

3,004 Students

21,774 Students

% Black Students

19%

# White Students

9,047 Students

238,129 Students

% White Students

59%

73%

# Hawaiian Students

89 Students

1,678 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

1,646 Students

16,016 Students

% of Two or more races Students

11%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

596

17,617

# Students in K Grade:

1,184

37,395

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,073

35,185

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,122

35,507

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,065

35,271

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,060

34,910

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,069

35,083

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,095

36,361

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,114

26,308

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,186

24,837

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,275

1,864

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,252

1,895

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,191

1,848

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,148

1,756

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,831 is higher than the state median of $16,392. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $17,231 is higher than the state median of $15,968. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (IA)

Total Revenue

$275 MM

$8,262 MM

This chart display total revenue of Cedar Rapids Comm School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in IA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$266 MM

$8,048 MM

This chart display total spending of Cedar Rapids Comm School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in IA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$17,831

$16,392

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Cedar Rapids Comm School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in IA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$17,231

$15,968

This chart display average spending per public school student in Cedar Rapids Comm School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in IA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 33 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 15,430 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 41%
: 79% (Btm 50% in IA)
: Bottom 50%
: 50% (Btm 50%)
: 59% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education