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Avoca, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Ahstw Comm School District #184 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,442 per pupil, Ahstw Comm School District ranks #163 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ahstw Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 776 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Pottawattamie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,442 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.3% local, 41.7% state, and 8.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #184 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 206.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ahstw Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 21.7/100.
Its largest campus is Ahstw Primary School, enrolling 280 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Ahstw Primary School accounts for 36.1% of all Ahstw Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ahstw Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Ahstw Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 207:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Ahstw Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Ahstw Comm School District is typically wider than the Ahstw Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Ahstw Comm School District?
Ahstw Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 776 students.
How much does Ahstw Comm School District spend per student?
Ahstw Comm School District spends $12,442 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #184 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Ahstw Comm School District?
Ahstw Comm School District students are 91.1% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ahstw Comm School District?
Ahstw Comm School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #184 out of 303 districts in Iowa.