At $27,542 per pupil, Clay Central-Everly Comm School District ranks #3 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District operates 1 public schools serving 72 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Clay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,542 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.7% local, 39.6% state, and 10.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.7% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Clay Central-Everly Elementary accounts for 73.6% of all Clay Central-Everly Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Clay Central-Everly Comm School District a distant remainder — means Clay Central-Everly Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District reports 55.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — 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 Clay Central-Everly Comm School District is typically wider than the Clay Central-Everly Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Clay Central-Everly 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 Clay Central-Everly Comm School District?
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 72 students.
How much does Clay Central-Everly Comm School District spend per student?
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District spends $27,542 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Clay Central-Everly Comm School District?
Clay Central-Everly Comm School District students are 88.7% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.