At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
8,347
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
15
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$15,071
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,006
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 8,166
- Teachers (FTE)
- 579.18
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.1:1
What current records say about Council Bluffs Comm School District
Council Bluffs Comm School District operates 15 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. NCES reports 8,347 students and 565.44 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Iowa agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 11 of 325 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $15,071 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,006 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 39 of 325 in Iowa. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 5.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 19.4%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 565.44
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $132,383,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Council Bluffs Comm School District
Council Bluffs, Iowa
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 41.2622, -95.8492
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White72.4%
- Hispanic17.1%
- Black4.5%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
- Multiracial4.4%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
15 current directory entries
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Showing 1–15 of 15 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln High School | High09–12 | 1,333 | 15.3:1 | |
| Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center | OtherPK–PK | 119 | 11.9:1 | |
| Bloomer Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 396 | 13.1:1 | |
| Carter Lake Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 301 | 13.1:1 | |
| College View Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 488 | 15.7:1 | |
| Edison Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 384 | 14.2:1 | |
| Franklin Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 421 | 13.5:1 | |
| Gerald W Kirn Middle School | Middle06–08 | 913 | 15.5:1 | |
| Hoover Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 401 | 14.2:1 | |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 271 | 15.9:1 | |
| Longfellow Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 431 | 13.9:1 | |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 455 | 13.3:1 | |
| Rue Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 385 | 15.3:1 | |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | High09–12 | 1,146 | 17.4:1 | |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | Middle06–08 | 855 | 13.8:1 |