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Burlington, Iowa - 8 schools
An equity score of 89/100 ranks Burlington Comm School District #4 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,983 per pupil, Burlington Comm School District ranks #55 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,334
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,983
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Burlington Comm School District operates 8 public schools serving 3,334 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Des Moines County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,983 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 26.3% local, 57.5% state, and 16.2% 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 89/100, ranked #4 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 481.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.4% White, 18.1% African American, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Hill Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Burlington Community High School, enrolling 1,016 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Corse Early Childhood Center, at 177 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Burlington Community High School accounts for 30.5% of all Burlington Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Burlington 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.
Burlington Comm School District school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Burlington Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 177 students (lowest) to 1,016 students (highest), a spread of 839 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.
Burlington Comm School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Burlington Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 481:1 — 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.
Burlington Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 51.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Burlington 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 Burlington Comm School District?
Burlington Comm School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,334 students.
How much does Burlington Comm School District spend per student?
Burlington Comm School District spends $13,983 per student. The district has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #4 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Burlington Comm School District?
Burlington Comm School District students are 59.4% White, 18.1% African American, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Burlington Comm School District?
Burlington Comm School District has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #4 out of 303 districts in Iowa.