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Boone, Iowa - 5 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Boone Comm School District #96 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,433 per pupil, Boone Comm School District ranks #166 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,019
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,433
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Boone Comm School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,019 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,433 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.2% local, 50.4% state, and 12.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #96 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 370.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.5% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Franklin Elementary School, with a diversity index of 27.6/100.
Its largest campus is Boone High School, enrolling 704 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lincoln Elementary School, at 128 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Boone High School accounts for 34.9% of all Boone Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Boone Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Boone Comm School District school enrollment varies 5.5× across entities
Boone Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 128 students (lowest) to 704 students (highest), a spread of 576 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Boone Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Boone Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.0% — 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 Boone Comm School District is typically wider than the Boone Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Boone Comm School District?
Boone Comm School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,019 students.
How much does Boone Comm School District spend per student?
Boone Comm School District spends $12,433 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #96 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Boone Comm School District?
Boone Comm School District students are 86.5% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Boone Comm School District?
Boone Comm School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #96 out of 303 districts in Iowa.