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Belmond, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 83/100 ranks Belmond-Klemme Comm School District #16 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,389 per pupil, Belmond-Klemme Comm School District ranks #80 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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$13,389
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 697 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Wright County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,389 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 40.3% local, 48.3% state, and 11.4% 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 83/100, ranked #16 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 239:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.2% White, 36.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools.
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School accounts for 51.9% of all Belmond-Klemme Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Belmond-Klemme Comm School District a distant remainder — means Belmond-Klemme 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.
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District school enrollment varies 52× across entities
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 362 students (highest), a spread of 355 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 239:1 — 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.
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Belmond-Klemme Comm School District is typically wider than the Belmond-Klemme Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Belmond-Klemme Comm School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Belmond-Klemme Comm School District?
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 697 students.
How much does Belmond-Klemme Comm School District spend per student?
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District spends $13,389 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #16 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Belmond-Klemme Comm School District?
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District students are 60.2% White, 36.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Belmond-Klemme Comm School District?
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #16 out of 303 districts in Iowa.