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Coon Rapids, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District #126 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,578 per pupil, Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District ranks #150 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 436 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 Carroll County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,578 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 40.0% local, 47.2% state, and 12.7% 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 58/100, ranked #126 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 340:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Cr-B Elementary School, enrolling 233 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Cr-B Elementary School accounts for 52.1% of all Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District a distant remainder — means Coon Rapids-Bayard 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.
Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 340:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District is typically wider than the Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — 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 Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District is typically wider than the Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Coon Rapids-Bayard 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 Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District?
Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 436 students.
How much does Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District spend per student?
Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District spends $12,578 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #126 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District?
Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District students are 91.5% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District?
Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #126 out of 303 districts in Iowa.