An equity score of 58/100 ranks Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District #117 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,005 per pupil, Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District ranks #81 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 561 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Poweshiek County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,005 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 50.4% local, 40.5% state, and 9.1% 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 58/100, ranked #117 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 317.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 12.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School accounts for 52.8% of all Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District a distant remainder — means Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 318:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District is typically wider than the Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom 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 Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 561 students.
How much does Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District spend per student?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District spends $14,005 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #117 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District students are 91.5% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #117 out of 303 districts in Iowa.