District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
District Name: Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District (Schools in this District)
NCES District ID: 1908520
State District ID: IA-251576 000
Mailing Address:Po Box 680Grimes IA, 50111
Phone: (515)992-3866
Type: Regular local school district
Status: Open
Total Schools: 7
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: PK - 12
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
County: Dallas County
County ID: 19049
Locale: Rural, Fringe (41)
CSA/CBSA: 19780
Total Students: 3,760
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 248.66
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.12
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District district has a staff count of 522.82.
Average Staff Comparison Average Total Teacher(FTE): 
  District: 248.66
  State: 107.15
  National: 174.18
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
Total: 248.66
Prekindergarten: 6.90
Kindergarten: 20.31
Elementary: 154.86
Secondary: 66.59
Ungraded:
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
Total: 274.16
Instructional Aides: 139.51
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 19.35
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
School Psychologists: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.99
Library/Media Support: 0.00
District Administrators: 8.80
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 10.00
School Administrative Support: 11.00
Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): 10.13
Other Support Services: 45.38
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $63,306,000 $16,805
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $2,238,000 $594 4%
      Local: $32,142,000 $8,533 51%
      State: $28,926,000 $7,679 46%
Total Expenditures: $57,126,000 $15,165
   Total Current Expenditures: $42,745,000 $11,347
      Instructional Expenditures: $26,232,000 $6,964 61%
      Student and Staff Support: $4,042,000 $1,073 9%
      Administration: $3,766,000 $1,000 9%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $8,705,000 $2,311 20%
   Total Capital Outlay: $10,056,000 $2,669
      Construction: $8,440,000 $2,241
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $17,000 $5
   Interest on Debt: $2,584,000 $686
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2022-2023.
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
  • * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
  • [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
  • [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
  • The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
  • Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.