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De Witt, Iowa - 4 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Central Dewitt School District #155 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,117 per pupil, Central Dewitt School District ranks #202 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,613
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,117
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Dewitt School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,613 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,117 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 42.1% local, 47.8% state, and 10.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #155 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 465.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.1% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Dewitt Middle School, with a diversity index of 22.6/100.
Its largest campus is Central Dewitt High School, enrolling 533 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Dewitt High School accounts for 33.0% of all Central Dewitt School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Central Dewitt 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.
Central Dewitt School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Central Dewitt School District school enrollment ranges from 244 students (lowest) to 533 students (highest), a spread of 289 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.
Central Dewitt School District student-counselor ratio is 466:1 — 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.
Central Dewitt School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.5% — 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 Central Dewitt School District is typically wider than the Central Dewitt School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Central Dewitt 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 Central Dewitt School District?
Central Dewitt School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,613 students.
How much does Central Dewitt School District spend per student?
Central Dewitt School District spends $12,117 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #155 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Central Dewitt School District?
Central Dewitt School District students are 89.1% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Dewitt School District?
Central Dewitt School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #155 out of 303 districts in Iowa.