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Cedar Rapids, Iowa - 10 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks College Comm School District #178 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,611 per pupil, College Comm School District ranks #146 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,740
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$12,611
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
College Comm School District operates 10 public schools serving 5,740 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Linn County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,611 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.5% local, 41.8% state, and 7.7% 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 44/100, ranked #178 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 441.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.6% White, 18.2% African American, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Prairie Edge, with a diversity index of 59.5/100.
Its largest campus is Prairie High School, enrolling 1,766 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Prairie Edge, at 67 students, a 26x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Prairie High School accounts for 30.5% of all College Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means College 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.
College Comm School District school enrollment varies 26× across entities
College Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 67 students (lowest) to 1,766 students (highest), a spread of 1,699 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
College Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 441:1 — 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.
College Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in College Comm School District?
College Comm School District has 10 schools, including 1 high, 8 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,740 students.
How much does College Comm School District spend per student?
College Comm School District spends $12,611 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #178 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of College Comm School District?
College Comm School District students are 64.6% White, 18.2% African American, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for College Comm School District?
College Comm School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #178 out of 303 districts in Iowa.