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Donnellson, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 13/100 ranks Central Lee Comm School District #296 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,698 per pupil, Central Lee Comm School District ranks #312 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,250
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,698
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Lee Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,250 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high 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 Lee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,698 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 50.3% local, 39.4% state, and 10.3% 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 13/100, ranked #296 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 395.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Lee High School, with a diversity index of 14.9/100.
Its largest campus is Central Lee Elementary School, enrolling 564 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Lee Elementary School accounts for 43.0% of all Central Lee Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Central Lee Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Lee Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 395:1 — 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 Lee Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Central Lee 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 Central Lee Comm School District?
Central Lee Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,250 students.
How much does Central Lee Comm School District spend per student?
Central Lee Comm School District spends $10,698 per student. The district has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #296 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Central Lee Comm School District?
Central Lee Comm School District students are 93.7% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Lee Comm School District?
Central Lee Comm School District has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #296 out of 303 districts in Iowa.