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Fort Dodge, IA
Public School Ratings




Fort Dodge Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Fort Dodge Comm School District details

Fort Dodge Comm School District
109 N 25th St
Fort Dodge, IA 50501

3,611 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Fort Dodge Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.2% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
56%
71%
60%
72%
53%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Butler Elementary School
945 South 18th Street
Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
01-05
Cooper Elementary School
2420 14th Avenue North
Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
01-05
Duncombe Elementary School
1620 6th Avenue North
Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
01-05
Early Childhood Center School
104 So. 17th St.
Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
PK-KG
Feelhaver Elementary School
1300 14th Ave N
Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
01-05
Fort Dodge High School
819 N 25th St
Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
09-12
Fort Dodge Middle School
800 North 32nd Street
Fort Dodge, IA, 50501
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.8% 75.0%
Black 7.2% 7.5%
Hispanic 17.4% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.7% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 50.1% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.6% 4.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,835 $28,293,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $853 $3,081,000 5.2%
Staff $399 $1,441,000 2.4%
General Administration $211 $762,000 1.3%
School Administration $883 $3,188,000 5.4%
Operation $1,272 $4,592,000 7.8%
Transportation $327 $1,179,000 2.0%
Other $398 $1,436,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,342 $15,679,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,114 $14,854,000 25.3%
Total Expenditures $16,291 $58,826,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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