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Cedar Falls, Iowa - 11 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Cedar Falls Comm School District #193 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,378 per pupil, Cedar Falls Comm School District ranks #272 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,892
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$11,378
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cedar Falls Comm School District operates 11 public schools serving 5,892 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 1 high 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 Black Hawk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,378 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 39.2% local, 51.4% state, and 9.4% 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 41/100, ranked #193 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 413:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% White, 4.3% African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Cedar Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.8/100.
Its largest campus is Cedar Falls High School, enrolling 1,333 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cedar Falls Virtual Campus, at 44 students, a 30x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cedar Falls High School accounts for 22.6% of all Cedar Falls Comm School District student enrollment
That concentration means Cedar Falls 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.
Cedar Falls Comm School District school enrollment varies 30× across entities
Cedar Falls Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 44 students (lowest) to 1,333 students (highest), a spread of 1,289 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.
Cedar Falls Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 413:1 — 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.
Cedar Falls Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.9% — 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 Cedar Falls 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 Cedar Falls Comm School District?
Cedar Falls Comm School District has 11 schools, including 1 high, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 5,892 students.
How much does Cedar Falls Comm School District spend per student?
Cedar Falls Comm School District spends $11,378 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #193 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Cedar Falls Comm School District?
Cedar Falls Comm School District students are 80.8% White, 4.3% African American, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cedar Falls Comm School District?
Cedar Falls Comm School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #193 out of 303 districts in Iowa.