Certified enrollments are an important topic of discussion in Iowa school districts due in large part in the amount of state financial aid to schools is based upon that enrollment figure.
According to the Iowa Department of Education, in Fiscal Year 22 school districts receive $7,227 per pupil in regular program state aid.
Decreasing enrollments, especially in small, rural schools, negatively impact district budgets in light of ever increasing operational costs.
The list below shows the trend of certified enrollments in area school districts over the past 10 years: (Fractional numbers result from various funding formulas used in weighting specific student sub-populations.)
21-22 17-18 12-13
Bedford 486.7 450.1 496.3
CD 643.8 616.7 672.7
Clarinda 968.2 979.4 947.2
Clarke 1,407.5 1,459.6 1,436.6
Corning 412.4 399.2 422.0
Creston 1,402.0 1,471.3 1,407.2
Diagonal 109.0 99.0 112.0
East Union 482.0 491.6 490.9
Nod. Valley 615.5 643.8 672.2
I-35 847.3 857.3 908.7
Lamoni 313.4 306.3 309.9
Lenox 450.3 460.5 403.5
MStM 507.0 512.2 531.4
Mel-Dallas 320.0 332.1 315.0
Moravia 338.4 344.4 340.5
Mormon Tr. 219.3 267.1 239.4
Moulton-U. 185.3 209.2 224.0
Mount Ayr 595.8 631.1 617.0
Murray 224.9 252.2 281.5
Orient-M. 176.9 191.3 191.1
SE Warren 531.5 552.7 550.6
