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Figure 20 - 2010-15 Spencer School District Enrollment & 2016-2020 Projected Enrollment

2100

Certified Enrollment Projected Enrollment

2059

2050

1990

2000

1979 1985 1981

1950

1926 1933

1924

1910 1909

1900

1850

Number of Certified Students Enrolled

1800

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School Year

The chart above provides a visual representation of the Spencer Community School District’s enrollment over the previous 5 years in addition to projecting ahead the next five years. The projected school enrollment over the next five years looks bright for Spencer. The chart below shows a comparative look at Spencer’s school district enrollment with cities of similar size in Northwest Iowa. The chart provides a visual depiction of those cities with growing school enrollments versus those with declining student numbers.

Figure 21 - 2010-15 comparative school district enrollments for Spencer and six other cities.

2014-15

Spencer

2013-14

LeMars

2012-13

Sioux Center

2011-12

Spirit Lake

2010-11

Storm Lake

Carroll

Clear Lake

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