Gov. Kim Reynolds signs 2% per-pupil funding package for K-12 schools into law

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 496

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Thursday the bill establishing a 2% State Supplemental Aid rate, providing per-pupil funding for Iowa’s K-12 schools in the upcoming school year.

Republican lawmakers said Senate File 2201 results in roughly a $160 increase from the previous fiscal year in state spending per student, up to a total cost of $8,148 per pupil.

Reynolds said in a statement the 2% SSA measure results in “more than $4 billion …

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