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Ames Community School District

  • Schools
    8
  • Students
    4,900
  • Teachers
    307

Ames Community School District is a public school district in Iowa. They serve 4,900 students across 8 schools, and its teachers have had 299 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Contact Ames Community School District Contact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!

  • (515) 268-6600
  • 2005 24th St
  • Ames, IA-4488
  • Website

Ames Community School District Demographics

32%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch We receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
24%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Numbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Ames Community School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Ames Community School District had a total revenue of $72.7 million in the 2016-17 school year. 61.8% came from local sources, 34.4% from state sources, and 3.8% from federal sources.

Ames Community School District had a per-pupil revenue of $14,837 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 61.8% came from local sources, 34.4% from state sources, and 3.8% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Ames Community School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Oct 4, 2023

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Ames Community School District

$155,677
raised using DonorsChoose
299
projects funded
71
teachers funded
634
donors
14
projects for basic supplies
14
projects for technology
97
projects for books
9
projects for art supplies

Ames Community School District has received support from 478 individuals from Iowa and 156 individuals out-of-state.

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