An equity score of 74/100 ranks Bcluw Comm School District #39 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,322 per pupil, Bcluw Comm School District ranks #67 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
506
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,322
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bcluw Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 506 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Grundy County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,322 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 46.4% local, 40.4% state, and 13.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 74/100, ranked #39 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 246:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bcluw Elementary School, with a diversity index of 17.6/100.
Its largest campus is Bcluw High School, enrolling 172 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 5.5% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (506 to 478 students), and the student-teacher ratio tightened by 0.7 students per teacher as staffing held steadier than enrollment, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $8,589,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 48.5% went to instruction, 32% to support services, and 10.5% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Bcluw High School accounts for 34.0% of all Bcluw Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bcluw Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bcluw Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 246:1 — 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.
Bcluw Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.1% — 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 Bcluw Comm School District is typically wider than the Bcluw Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Bcluw Comm School District?
Bcluw Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 506 students.
How much does Bcluw Comm School District spend per student?
Bcluw Comm School District spends $14,322 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #39 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Bcluw Comm School District?
Bcluw Comm School District students are 92.1% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bcluw Comm School District?
Bcluw Comm School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #39 out of 303 districts in Iowa.