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Maxwell, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Collins-Maxwell Comm School District #63 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,228 per pupil, Collins-Maxwell Comm School District ranks #92 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Collins-Maxwell Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 412 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 Story County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,228 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 48.4% local, 41.9% state, and 9.8% 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 69/100, ranked #63 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 113.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School accounts for 46.1% of all Collins-Maxwell Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Collins-Maxwell Comm School District a distant remainder — means Collins-Maxwell 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.
Collins-Maxwell Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 113:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Collins-Maxwell Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Collins-Maxwell 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 Collins-Maxwell Comm School District?
Collins-Maxwell Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 412 students.
How much does Collins-Maxwell Comm School District spend per student?
Collins-Maxwell Comm School District spends $13,228 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #63 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Collins-Maxwell Comm School District?
Collins-Maxwell Comm School District students are 92.0% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Collins-Maxwell Comm School District?
Collins-Maxwell Comm School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #63 out of 303 districts in Iowa.