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Anita, Iowa - 7 schools
An equity score of 1/100 ranks Cam Comm School District #303 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,304 per pupil, Cam Comm School District ranks #326 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,441
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$9,304
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cam Comm School District operates 7 public schools serving 1,441 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 middle, 2 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,304 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 74.4% local, 19.7% state, and 5.9% 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 1/100, ranked #303 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), and 10.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.9% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Iowa Connections Academy Elementary, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.
Its largest campus is Iowa Connections Academy High School, enrolling 1,022 students (47% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cam North Elementary, at 97 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Iowa Connections Academy High School accounts for 47.5% of all Cam Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cam Comm School District a distant remainder — means Cam 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.
Cam Comm School District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Cam Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 97 students (lowest) to 1,022 students (highest), a spread of 925 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cam Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8% — 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.
Cam Comm School District has 7 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,441 students.
How much does Cam Comm School District spend per student?
Cam Comm School District spends $9,304 per student. The district has an equity score of 1/100, ranking #303 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Cam Comm School District?
Cam Comm School District students are 80.9% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cam Comm School District?
Cam Comm School District has an equity score of 1/100, ranking #303 out of 303 districts in Iowa.