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Rock Rapids, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Central Lyon Comm School District #175 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,099 per pupil, Central Lyon Comm School District ranks #204 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Lyon Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 796 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Lyon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,099 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 41.6% local, 47.5% state, and 11.0% 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 46/100, ranked #175 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 394.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Central Lyon Elementary School accounts for 54.1% of all Central Lyon Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Central Lyon Comm School District a distant remainder — means Central Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.5% — 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 Central Lyon 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 Lyon Comm School District?
Central Lyon Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 796 students.
How much does Central Lyon Comm School District spend per student?
Central Lyon Comm School District spends $12,099 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #175 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Central Lyon Comm School District?
Central Lyon Comm School District students are 90.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Lyon Comm School District?
Central Lyon Comm School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #175 out of 303 districts in Iowa.